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FZNT24 KNHC 210258
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-210930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT SUN APR 20 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT FROM FT MYERS FL TO 25N86W SHOULD 
CROSS S FL TONIGHT...WITH THE WESTERN END DISSIPATING IN THE E 
GULF. HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 30N88W SHOULD MOVE LITTLE BETWEEN 
TONIGHT AND LATE NEXT WEEK. THIS PATTERN SHOULD FAVOR LIGHT 
WINDS AND A FAIRLY TRANQUIL SEA STATE OVER THE NE WATERS AND A 
NEARLY CONSTANT RETURN FLOW OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN GULF.

$$
GMZ080-210930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT SUN APR 20 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 
TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-210930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT SUN APR 20 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 23N W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED NIGHT... E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 
TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT 
LATE WED.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 
KT FRI. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI.

$$
GMZ084-210930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT SUN APR 20 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 29N VARIABLE MOSTLY SW TO W WINDS 5 
TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT OR LESS TUE.
S OF 29N E OF 87W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S 
OF 29N W OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S 
OF 23N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 23N.

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GMZ086-210930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT SUN APR 20 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE MOSTLY NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 
TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT.  SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT S OF 
25N WED. 
.THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE FRI. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
  
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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN