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FZNT24 KNHC 181505
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT FRI APR 18 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.

GMZ089-182130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT FRI APR 18 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 30N92W TO 24N98W WILL MOVE TO THE 
FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE SUNRISE SAT THEN STALL AND 
DISSIPATE OVER THE SE WATERS SUN NIGHT INTO MON. SE RETURN FLOW 
OVER NW WATERS SUN NIGHT SPREADING E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY 
TUE.

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GMZ080-182130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT FRI APR 18 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 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 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-182130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI APR 18 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 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.

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GMZ084-182130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT FRI APR 18 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 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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GMZ086-182130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT FRI APR 18 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.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 THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
  
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FORECASTER LL