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FZNT24 KNHC 201503
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-202130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 20 2008

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE OVER THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES THROUGH THU.

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GMZ080-202130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 20 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT. 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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GMZ082-202130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 20 2008

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

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GMZ084-202130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 20 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON 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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GMZ086-202130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 20 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 LL