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FZNT24 KNHC 131505
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-132130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 13 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE SE WATERS WILL MOVE S OF 
AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. N WINDS IN WAKE OF FRONT WILL 
GRADUALLY BECOME NE THROUGH TUE THEN SE WED INTO FRI.
  
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GMZ080-132130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 13 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
SE 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED AND 20 TO 25 KT THU. 
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ082-132130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 13 2008

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

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 24N W OF 93W N WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT DIMINISH TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. 
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 
KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 7 FT MON NIGHT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE NW WATERS TUE NIGHT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ084-132130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 13 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT TO 
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TUE NIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 
FT IN N SWELL.
.WED AND THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE THU. SEAS 5 TO 8 
FT.

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GMZ086-132130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 13 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR 
LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TUE. 
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N LATE TUE.
.WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 
5 TO 7 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

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FORECASTER NELSON