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FZNT24 KNHC 160213
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-160930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT TUE APR 15 2008

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

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GMZ080-160930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT TUE APR 15 2008

.TONIGHT AND WED...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 
FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT 
W OF 95W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 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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GMZ082-160930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT TUE APR 15 2008

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT NW PORTION. SEAS 3 TO 
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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GMZ084-160930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT TUE APR 15 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO E 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 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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GMZ086-160930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT TUE APR 15 2008

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT....EXCEPT 20 KT STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 
.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/COBB