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FZNT24 KNHC 172040
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-180330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM 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 THAN WEAKEN SOME TUE.

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GMZ080-180330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT THU APR 17 2008

.TONIGHT...W OF 92W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. E OF 92W SE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT SAT. 
SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT BECOME SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT MON AND TUE. 
SEAS 4 FT INCREASE TO 5 FT MON AND 7 FT TUE.

$$
GMZ082-180330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT THU APR 17 2008

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE SE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 8 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT 
FRI NIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. E OF FRONT E WINDS 
10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOME SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE SUN 
AND SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON AND TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.

$$
GMZ084-180330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT THU APR 17 2008

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

$$
GMZ086-180330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT THU APR 17 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT BECOME SE 15 KT LATE TONIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT BECOME E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME S 10 KT SAT. SEAS 
3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF FRONT SE 
TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
  
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FORECASTER LL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.