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FZNT24 KNHC 141504
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-142130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT MON APR 14 2008

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG N WINDS WILL DIMINISH FROM THE W TO E THROUGH 
TUE WITH SE RETURN FLOW ALREADY INCREASING OVER ALL WATERS THU.
THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST FRI MORNING BUT 
STALLS OVER THE N CENTRAL WATERS AROUND SUNRISE SAT.
  
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GMZ080-142130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT MON APR 14 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E 
OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
SE 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT WED AND TO 10 TO 25 KT WED NIGHT 
AND THU. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

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GMZ082-142130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT MON APR 14 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 95W NE WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 
15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDE 5 TO 7 FT BY SUNRISE.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE TUE 
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART FRI.

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GMZ084-142130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT MON APR 14 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 8 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TUE 
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT.
.WED AND THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT THU. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT 
FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NW WATERS FRI 
NIGHT.

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GMZ086-142130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT MON APR 14 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
BECOMING N TO NE TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.  

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FORECASTER NELSON