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FZNT24 KNHC 151503
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-152130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 15 2008

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE MOVE FROM THE CENTRAL U.S TO OVER THE 
SOUTHEAST U.S. WEDNESDAY.  WEAK COLD FRONT MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST 
FRI AND OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WATERS SATURDAY.
  
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GMZ080-152130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 15 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON 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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GMZ082-152130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 15 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...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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GMZ084-152130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 15 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON 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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GMZ086-152130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 15 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 LL