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FZNT24 KNHC 152014
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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.

GMZ089-160330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT TUE APR 15 2008

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH MOVE FROM THE CENTRAL U.S TO OVER THE SOUTHEAST 
U.S. WEDNESDAY.  HIGH WILL MOVE EAST FRIDAY AS WEAK COLD FRONT 
MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST AND OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WATERS 
SATURDAY THEN BECOMES DIFFUSE OVER THE EAST GULF SUNDAY.

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GMZ080-160330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT TUE APR 15 2008

.TONIGHT AND WED...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 KT BECOME SE 20 KT WED. 
SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT. E OF 95W E WINDS 10 KT BECOME SE 15 KT 
WED. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 20 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 DIMINISH TO S 10 TO 15 
KT AND SHIFT TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT AND SHIFT TO E 
TO SE LATE SAT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 KT BECOME SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

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GMZ082-160330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT TUE APR 15 2008

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT SE LATE. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

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GMZ084-160330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT TUE APR 15 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 KT SHIFT TO E 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT SAT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

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GMZ086-160330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT TUE APR 15 2008

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT BECOME SE 10 KT NE 
THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT BECOME SE 15 KT THU 
NIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME S 10 KT SAT. 
SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT BECOME S 10 KT SAT. SEAS 
2 FT. 
SUN...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N E WIND 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
  
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FORECASTER LL