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FZNT24 KNHC 132002
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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.

GMZ089-140330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE EXTREME SE WATERS WILL MOVE S 
OF AREA EARLY TONIGHT. STRONG N WINDS OVER THE GULF WILL 
GRADUALLY BECOME NE AND WEAKEN THROUGH TUE THEN BECOME SE WED 
THROUGH THU SHIFTING TO THE N BEHIND NEXT FRONT FRI.
  
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GMZ080-140330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2008

.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.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH FRONT.

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GMZ082-140330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2008

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

.TONIGHT...S OF 24N W OF 93W N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 
20 TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 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 AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE OVER 
THE NW WATERS TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ084-140330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2008

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS EXTREME S PART EARLY.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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.
.FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT FRI 
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW WATERS FRI NIGHT.

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GMZ086-140330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2008

.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 NIGHT...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.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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FORECASTER NELSON