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FZNT24 KNHC 171503
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT THU APR 17 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.

GMZ089-172130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT THU APR 17 2008

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER SE U.S. MOVE SE FRI.  WEAK COLD FRONT 
MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST FRI TO CENTRAL GULF WATERS SAT AND BECOME 
DIFFUSE OVER N-CENTRAL GULF LATE SAT AS RIDGE STRENGTHENS OVER N 
GULF COAST SUN AND MON.

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GMZ080-172130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT THU APR 17 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 92W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS BUILD TO 9 FT. E OF 92W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 20 
KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 8 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT SAT. 
SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 6 FT.

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GMZ082-172130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT THU APR 17 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE 
TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE FRI 
NIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. W OF FRONT N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 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 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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GMZ084-172130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT THU APR 17 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT 
TONIGHT. SEAS BUILD TO 6 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME S 10 KT SAT. 
WINDS SHIFT N BEHIND COLD FRONT NW PART SAT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDE 
TO 3 FT SAT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

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GMZ086-172130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT THU APR 17 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT BECOME SE 
10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT BECOME SHIFT SE 
TONIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO  15 KT BECOME S 10 KT SAT. 
SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
  
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FORECASTER LL