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FZNT24 KNHC 170156
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-170930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT WED APR 16 2008

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE SOUTHEAST U.S. WILL MOVE E FRI.  
WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST FRI AND BE OVER 
CENTRAL GULF WATERS SAT AND BECOME DIFFUSE OVER THE N-CENTRAL 
GULF LATE SAT AS A RIDGE STRENGTHENS OVER THE N GULF COAST SUN 
AND MON.

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GMZ080-170930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT WED APR 16 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT 
INCREASING TO SE 20 KT THU AND THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
W OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISH TO SW 15 KT SAT. W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 
NE WINDS 15 KT EARLY SAT AND E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 
6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO SE TO S WINDS 20 KT LATE. SEAS 
5 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

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GMZ082-170930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT WED APR 16 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
INCREASING TO 20 KT THU AND SE 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT THU. 
.FRI...E OF FRONT SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO E TO SE WINDS 
10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. FAR NORTHWEST PART WINDS SHIFTING TO N 20 
KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. E OF FRONT E WINDS 
10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

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GMZ084-170930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT WED APR 16 2008

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 6 
FT S OF 24N. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT THU 
NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME S WINDS 15 KT FRI 
NIGHT AND S 10 KT SAT. WINDS SHIFT TO N 10 KT W OF COLD FRONT 
NORTHWEST PART SAT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT SAT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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GMZ086-170930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT WED APR 16 2008

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 
4 FT EXCEPT 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT 
THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE 
THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE TO WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT SAT. SEAS 3 FT N OF 26N AND 5 FT S OF 26N.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT 
N OF 27N.
  
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FORECASTER LL/COBB