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FZNT24 KNHC 240836
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU APR 24 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.

GMZ089-241530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT THU APR 24 2008

.SYNOPSIS...EASTERLY RETURN FLOW WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY JUST 
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO NW GULF WATERS SUNRISE SUN AND 
REACHING FROM NW FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE SUNRISE MON...AND 
MOVING SE OF AREA MON NIGHT.

$$
GMZ080-241530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT THU APR 24 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT MON NIGHT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS SE PART 
EARLY.

$$
GMZ082-241530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT THU APR 24 2008

.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE 
TO E NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND MON...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.  

$$
GMZ084-241530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT THU APR 24 2008

.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE 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.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 
TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT 
BEHIND FRONT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF 
FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.

$$
GMZ086-241530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT THU APR 24 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S SUN 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 BEHIND FRONT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
  
$$
FORECASTER NELSON