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FZNT24 KNHC 150926
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE APR 15 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.

GMZ089-151530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT TUE APR 15 2008

.SYNOPSIS...N WINDS VEER AND DIMINISH TODAY WITH SE RETURN FLOW 
INCREASING OVER NW WATERS THU AND SPREADING TO W OF 90W THU.  
NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES OFF TEXAS COAST EARLY FRI AND MOVES ACROSS 
NRN GULF WATERS SAT.
  
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GMZ080-151530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT TUE APR 15 2008

.TODAY THROUGH WED...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOME SE 20 
KT WED. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT. E OF 95W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
SHIFT E WED. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT W OF 
95W. SEAS 7 FT BUILD TO 9 FT W OF 95W. 
.FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT N BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.

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GMZ082-151530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT TUE APR 15 2008

.TODAY...N OF 22N W OF 95W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT 
SUBSIDE TO 3 FT LATE.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT SE LATE. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

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GMZ084-151530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT TUE APR 15 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT SHIFT E 
TONIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT SE THU. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N S WIND 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT N BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 5 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISH SAT. SEAS 5 FT.

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GMZ086-151530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT TUE APR 15 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT NE TONIGHT. 
SEAS 6 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT NW 
BEHIND FRONT EARLY SAT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT SAT. SEAS 6 FT.  

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES