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FZNT24 KNHC 140914
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT MON APR 14 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.

GMZ089-141530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT MON APR 14 2008

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG N WINDS OVER N HALF OF GULF BECOME NE AND 
WEAKEN TUE THEN BECOME SE WED THROUGH THU SHIFTING N BEHIND NEXT 
FRONT FRI.  HIGH PRES BUILD BEHIND FRONT...MOVES E ENHANCING 
STRONG RETURN FLOW W OF 93W THU AND FRI. 
  
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GMZ080-141530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT MON APR 14 2008

.TODAY...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SE 
15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT AND THU. SEAS 7 FT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT WED AND TO 25 KT THU. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE TO S WIND 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 7 FT.

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GMZ082-141530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT MON APR 14 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 95W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 
FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT TONIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT TONIGHT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT TUE 
NIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDE TO 2 FT TUE NIGHT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ084-141530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT MON APR 14 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT SHIFT E TUE 
NIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED AND THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT SE THU. SEAS 7 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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GMZ086-141530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT MON APR 14 2008

.TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME N TUE. 
SEAS 6 FT.
.WED AND THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES