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FZNT24 KNHC 281525
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-282130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT MON APR 28 2008

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 26N90W TO 
21N97W REACH FROM N FLORIDA TO NW YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT 
AND MOVE SE OF AREA TUE.  HIGH PRES BUILD BEHIND FRONT.

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GMZ080-282130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT MON APR 28 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOME 
NE 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS BUILD TO 11 FT THEN SUBSIDE TO 6 FT 
TONIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT THIS AFTERNOON.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT SE TUE NIGHT.
SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

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GMZ082-282130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT MON APR 28 2008

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

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT W OF 94W N WINDS 25 TO 
35 KT DIMINISH TO 25 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDE TO 9 FT 
LATE TONIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

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GMZ084-282130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT MON APR 28 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW 
WINDS 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT 
TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT TONIGHT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

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GMZ086-282130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT MON APR 28 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME 
NW 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 25N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT IN STRAITS OF  
FLORIDA. SEAS 3 FT N OF 25N AND 7 FT S OF 25N.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES