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FZNT24 KNHC 161506
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT WED APR 16 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.

GMZ089-162130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT WED APR 16 2008

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE SOUTHEAST U.S. WILL MOVE EAST 
FRIDAY AS WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES OFF TEXAS COAST AND OVER CENTRAL 
GULF WATERS SAT AND BECOMES DIFFUSE OVER EAST GULF SUNDAY.

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GMZ080-162130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT WED APR 16 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT AND THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT W OF 
95W. SEAS 7 FT BUILD TO 9 FT W OF 95W. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT BECOME N AT 20 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
S OF FRONT E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 6 FT.

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GMZ082-162130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT WED APR 16 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT NW PORTION. 
SEAS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

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GMZ084-162130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT WED APR 16 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT THU NIGHT.
SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME S AT 10 KT SAT.
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT SAT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

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GMZ086-162130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT WED APR 16 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT BECOME SE 10 KT THU 
NIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT SHIFT SE THU NIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 15 KT BECOME S 10 KT SAT. SEAS 
3 FT. S OF 26N E WIND 15 TO 20 KT BECOME SE 10 KT SAT. SEAS 2 FT.
SUN...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
  
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FORECASTER LL