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FZNT24 KNHC 282033
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-290330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT MON APR 28 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 
26N90W TO 21N97W WILL CONTINUE E REACHING FROM N FLORIDA TO NW 
YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT AND THEN MOVE SE OF AREA TUE. HIGH 
PRES BUILD BEHIND FRONT THROUGH SAT.

$$
GMZ080-290330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT MON APR 28 2008

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT EARLY TONIGHT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

$$
GMZ082-290330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT MON APR 28 2008

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

.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISH TO 25 TO 30 
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT 
IN NE SWELL.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$
GMZ084-290330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT MON APR 28 2008

.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 
KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

$$
GMZ086-290330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT MON APR 28 2008

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT IN 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT S OF 25N.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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FORECASTER BARNES/NELSON