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FZNT24 KNHC 271519
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 27 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.

GMZ089-272130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE TODAY 
FOLLOWED BY STRONG NW FLOW OVER THE NW GULF. WINDS WILL REACH 
GALE FORCE OFF THE MEXICAN COAST IN THE SW GULF TONIGHT. THE THE 
FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE NORTH FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE 
MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MOVE SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA TUESDAY. HIGH 
PRES WILL BUILD BEHIND THE FRONT OVER THE SOUTHEAST UNITED 
STATES.

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GMZ080-272130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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.

$$
GMZ082-272130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2008

...GALE WARNING W OF 94W...

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WEST OF FRONT...EXCEPT TO 35 KT W OF 
94W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT W OF FRONT. 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 9 TO 14 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 SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-272130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...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.
.TONIGHT...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... 
BECOMING 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 10 KT BY LATE TUE. 
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 INCREASING TO SE WINDS 
15 KT THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-272130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON ...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. S OF 25N E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.TONIGHT 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...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...N OF 25N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER LL/CHRISTENSEN