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FZNT24 KNHC 222130
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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.

GMZ089-230330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT TUE APR 22 2008

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE OVER THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES THROUGH SUN.
STRONG COLD FRONT MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST LATE SUN.

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GMZ080-230330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT TUE APR 22 2008

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. E OF FRONT SE 
TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
 
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GMZ082-230330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT TUE APR 22 2008

.TONIGHT...S OF 23N E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.WED THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-230330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT TUE APR 22 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR 
LESS. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-230330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT TUE APR 22 2008

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED THROUGH SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 
FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
  
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FORECASTER LL