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FZNT24 KNHC 200755
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SUN APR 20 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.

GMZ089-201530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT SUN APR 20 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT FROM 27N83W TO 24N93W WILL MOVE SE 
OF AREA MON. OTHERWISE SE RETURN FLOW WILL DOMINATE THE WESTERN 
GULF THROUGH THU WHILE LIGHT NE TO E WINDS WILL DOMINATE THE 
EASTERN WATERS.

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GMZ080-201530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SUN APR 20 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT IN THE 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF 94W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 94W.

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GMZ082-201530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SUN APR 20 2008

.TODAY THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 22N.

$$
GMZ084-201530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT SUN APR 20 2008

.TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 
TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E 
TO SE THU. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-201530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT SUN APR 20 2008

.TODAY THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR 
LESS.
.WED AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
  
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FORECASTER NELSON