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FZNT24 KNHC 231450
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT WED APR 23 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.

GMZ089-232130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT WED APR 23 2008

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE MID-ATLANTIC TO THE CENTRAL 
GULF WILL SHIFT E OF AREA LATE THU. SE RETURN FLOW OVER THE 
WESTERN GULF WILL SPREAD E ACROSS THE WATERS W OF 88W THU NIGHT 
AND FRI. A COLD FRONT ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG N WINDS IS EXPECTED 
TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST SUN AFTERNOON AND REACH FROM THE 
FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE SUNRISE MON.

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GMZ080-232130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT WED APR 23 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS SW WATERS TODAY.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S N OF 28N SAT 
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 25 BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ082-232130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT WED APR 23 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WED 
EXCEPT NE TO E NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS NW WATERS TODAY. 
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING N 20 TO 25 KT 
NW WATERS LATE SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND 
FRONT SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT SUN.

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GMZ084-232130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT WED APR 23 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND 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 EXCEPT 
15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT LOCALLY 15 
TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SW AND 
INCREASING TO 15 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT SUN. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S 
OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN 
COAST. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT SUN.

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GMZ086-232130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT WED APR 23 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 28N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 28N E TO 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 2 FT 
OR LESS. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
  
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FORECASTER NELSON/CANGIALOSI