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FZNT24 KNHC 221501
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-222130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 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 WILL BE 
OVER THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES THROUGH SAT.

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GMZ080-222130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 22 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON 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.
 
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GMZ082-222130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 22 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON 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.

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GMZ084-222130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 22 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON 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.

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GMZ086-222130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 22 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON 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.
  
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FORECASTER LL