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FZNT24 KNHC 240259
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-240930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT WED APR 23 2008

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE MID-ATLANTIC TO THE CENTRAL 
GULF WILL SHIFT E OF AREA LATE THU. THIS PATTERN WILL FAVOR A 
MODERATE 
E TO SE OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN GULF TONIGHT THROUGH THIS 
WEEKEND. A COLD FRONT ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG N WINDS IS EXPECTED 
TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE SUN AFTERNOON AND STRETCH FROM 
THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE MON AFTERNOON.

$$
GMZ080-240930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 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 7 
FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S N OF 28N 
SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT W OF 93W SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT 
AND 3 TO 4 FT E OF 93W.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 25 KT 
BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 
KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
SE PART EARLY.

$$
GMZ082-240930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 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. 
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT THEN 
BECOMING NE TO E SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 
15 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT THEN SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 
FT LATE. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.  

$$
GMZ084-240930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT WED APR 23 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE MOSTLY SE TO S 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 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO 
SW AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT LATE SUN. SEAS 1 
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 SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE 
SUN EXCEPT NEAR YUCATAN. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT N OF 27N 
LATE 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 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 
2 TO 4 FT.

$$
GMZ086-240930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 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 27N VARIABLE MOSTLY E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT...HIGHEST IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SUN...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW TO W LATE. 
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR 
LESS.
.MON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 
20 KT.  SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 
BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 
2 TO 3 FT. 
  
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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN