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FZNT24 KNHC 262040
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT SAT APR 26 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.

GMZ089-270330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT SAT APR 26 2008

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OFF THE CAROLINAS MAINTAINS MODERATE E TO 
SE WINDS INTO SUN. A COLD FRONT EMERGES OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE 
SUN...FOLLOWED BY STRONG NORTH FLOW REACHING GALE FORCE IN THE 
FAR WESTERN GULF BY EARLY MON. THE FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE 
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE MON...AND SE OF 
AREA BY LATE TUE. HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND THE FRONT WED INTO 
THU...WITH INCREASING SE RETURN FLOW OVER THE NW GULF BY WED 
NIGHT.

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GMZ080-270330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT SAT APR 26 2008

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS EARLY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N AND 
INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT W OF FRONT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 
N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT...THEN 
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT E OF 94W AND TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF 94W MON 
NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART EARLY.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-270330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SAT APR 26 2008

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUN NIGHT W OF 94W...

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 25 
TO 30 KT...EXCEPT TO 35 KT W OF 94W BY LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 94W N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 
20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT. 
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.WED AND THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE THU. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-270330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT SAT APR 26 2008

.TONIGHT....E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
28N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 
10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT...DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 
FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N WINDS 10 KT 
BY LATE TUE BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN NW SWELL. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-270330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT SAT APR 26 2008

.TONIGHT AND SUN ...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT LATE SUN. S OF 25N E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S TO SW 
LATE MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT.
.WED AND THU...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN