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FZNT24 KNHC 241439
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-242130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT THU APR 24 2008

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ALONG THE NRN GULF COAST WILL SHIFT EWD 
THROUGH SUN IN RESPONSE TO A COLD FRONT THAT IS FORECAST TO MOVE 
INTO THE NW GULF BY SUN MORNING. WINDS OVER THE NW GULF WILL
BECOME S AND INCREASE SUN AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. THE FRONT 
IS EXPECTED TO REACH FROM NW FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE BY EARLY
MON MORNING...THEN MOVE SE OF THE GULF LATE MON NIGHT. HIGH PRES
THEN SETTLES OVER THE NW GULF LATE MON.

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GMZ080-242130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT THU APR 24 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 93W.
.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 AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 
30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT 
W OF FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 
KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART EARLY.

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GMZ082-242130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT THU APR 24 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
EXCEPT E 10 TO 15 KT S OF 21N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N AND 4 TO 
6 FT N OF 21N. ISOLATED SHOWERS W OF 95W.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND MON...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 
KT LATE SUN INTO MON. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. SE OF FRONT NE 
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.  

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GMZ084-242130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT THU APR 24 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 25N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 25N.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING 
TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE SUN. SEAS 2 FT...BUILDING TO
4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT SUN. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 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 SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ086-242130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT THU APR 24 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 AND INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 BEHIND 
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
  
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FORECASTER NELSON/AGUIRRE