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FZNT24 KNHC 232050
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-240330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM 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 MON AFTERNOON.

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GMZ080-240330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT WED APR 23 2008

.TONIGHT 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 THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S N OF 28N 
SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 25 BEHIND 
FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT W OF FRONT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY BECOMING NE TO E AND 
SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART.

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GMZ082-240330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT WED APR 23 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE 
TO E NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NW 
WATERS TODAY. 
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR 
YUCATAN PENINSULA. WINDS BECOMING N 10 KT N OF 23N W OF 97W SUN 
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE 
OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.  

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GMZ084-240330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT WED APR 23 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 EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR 
YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT NEAR YUCATAN 
COAST.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 
LOCALLY 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 3 
TO 5 FT NEAR YUCATAN COAST.
.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.
.MON...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT 
OR LESS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-240330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT WED APR 23 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.
.FRI THROUGH 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.
.MON...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS 
BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
  
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FORECASTER CANGIALOSI