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FZNT24 KNHC 220812
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE APR 22 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.

GMZ089-221530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT TUE APR 22 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE EXTREME SE WATERS 
WILL MOVE SE OF AREA THIS AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE A RIDGE ALONG 88W 
WILL SHIFT E OF AREA THU. EASTERLY RETURN FLOW OVER THE WATERS W 
OF 88W WILL SPREAD E TO COVER ALL WATERS THU THROUGH SAT.

$$
GMZ080-221530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT TUE APR 22 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED THROUGH SAT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
 
$$
GMZ082-221530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT TUE APR 22 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 23N E OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.
.WED THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

$$
GMZ084-221530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT TUE APR 22 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 
FT OR LESS. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR 
YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

$$
GMZ086-221530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT TUE APR 22 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 
FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
  
$$
FORECASTER NELSON