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FZNT24 KNHC 130912
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SUN APR 13 2008

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE 
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE 
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

GMZ089-131530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT SUN APR 13 2008

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM N FLORIDA TO BAY OF 
CAMPECHE REACH FROM SW FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT THEN 
MOVE SE OF AREA LATE SUN.  N WINDS EXPECTED TO REACH MINIMAL 
GALE FORCE OVER SW GULF WATERS TODAY THEN QUICKLY DIMINISH OVER 
TONIGHT AND BECOME NE LATE TUE.  SLY RETURN FLOW BEGINS LATE TUE 
NIGHT OVER W GULF AND SPREADS E OVER REMAINING WATERS WED AND 
THU.
  
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GMZ080-131530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SUN APR 13 2008

.TODAY...N OF 26N N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  S OF 26N NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...N WINDS INCREASE TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 7 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 
FT EXCEPT 2 FT N OF 27N W OF 94W. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOME SE 20 KT 
WED NIGHT AND THU. SEAS 6 FT. W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
BECOME SE 15 KT TUE NIGHT AND INCREASE TO 20 KT WED NIGHT AND TO 
25 KT THU. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 9 FT THU.

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GMZ082-131530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SUN APR 13 2008

...GALE WARNING S OF 24N W OF 93W...

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 24N W OF 94W N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT 
DIMINISH TO 25 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN N SWELL. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 
15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 
6 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT 
MON NIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT MON NIGHT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT SE LATE. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

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GMZ084-131530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT SUN APR 13 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 
20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILD TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. 
SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT E LATE TUE.
SEAS 5 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN N 
SWELL.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 5 FT 
N OF 28N.

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GMZ086-131530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT SUN APR 13 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
6 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT MON 
NIGHT AND BECOME NE 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT N 
OF 27N LATE TUE.
.WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT N OF 28N AND 
6 FT ELSEWHERE.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES