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FZNT24 KNHC 280909
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT MON APR 28 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.

GMZ089-281530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT MON APR 28 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR 
25N95W TO THE COAST OF MEXICO NEAR 21N WILL MOVE TO NORTH 
FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE MONDAY AND MOVE SE OF AREA 
TUESDAY. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BEHIND THE FRONT OVER THE SE 
UNITED STATES.

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GMZ080-281530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT MON APR 28 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 
N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. 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 
TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND EAST OF FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

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GMZ082-281530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT MON APR 28 2008

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

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 
20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 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 AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT 
IN NE SWELL.
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

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GMZ084-281530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT MON APR 28 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS MON 
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT MON.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 
TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 
26N.
.WED...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-281530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT MON APR 28 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 
20 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 25N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT IN STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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FORECASTER LL