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FZNT24 KNHC 180302
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-180930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT THU APR 17 2008

.SYNOPSIS...1023 MB HIGH LOCATED OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST NEAR 
31N80W WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING W INTO THE N GULF OF MEXICO 
TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST FRIDAY 
MORNING AND MOVE FROM THE MISSISSIPPI COAST TO 25N92W TO 20N96W 
FRIDAY NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE FROM THE CENTRAL 
FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 25N86W TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SATURDAY 
AFTERNOON. BY SUNDAY THE FRONT WILL EXIT THE AREA WITH A HIGH 
PRESSURE CENTER LOCATED OVER THE NE GULF SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY 
AND SE WINDS OVER NEARLY ALL OF THE GULF.

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GMZ080-180930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT THU APR 17 2008

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 
FT. E OF FRONT S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ082-180930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT THU APR 17 2008

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NW 
PART. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E 
OF FRONT SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST N PART.

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GMZ084-180930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT THU APR 17 2008

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT SE 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-180930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT THU APR 17 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST 
OVER THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
  
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