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FZNT24 KNHC 220254
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT MON APR 21 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.

GMZ089-220930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT MON APR 21 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE SE WATERS WILL WEAKEN 
FURTHER AND MOVE SE OF AREA TONIGHT. OTHERWISE...HIGH PRES NEAR 
30N88W SHOULD REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH MID-WEEK AND THEN BE 
REINFORCED BY HIGH PRES BUILDING ALONG THE E COAST.  THIS 
PATTERN SHOULD ENSURE A NEARLY CONSTANT RETURN FLOW OVER THE 
CENTRAL AND WESTERN GULF THROUGH EARLY THIS WEEKEND.

$$
GMZ080-220930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT MON APR 21 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF 95W LATE.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH SAT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE THU.
.FRI AND SAT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 
TO 15 KT SAT AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. E 
OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-220930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT MON APR 21 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 
OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT 
EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N.

$$
GMZ084-220930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT MON APR 21 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT OR LESS. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR YUCATAN COAST.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 
KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT 
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT NEAR YUCATAN COAST.
.THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 23 W OF 87W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
BECOMING E TO SE FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$
GMZ086-220930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT MON APR 21 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 29N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
BECOMING N TO NE WED. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 29N NW TO N WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE WED. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 
FT WED.
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 
FRI EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA SAT. SEAS 1 TO 
3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA.
  
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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN