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FZNT24 KNHC 290854
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE APR 29 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.

GMZ089-291530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT TUE APR 29 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE NE
YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA THIS MORNING. HIGH 
PRES WILL BUILD BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH SAT. A WEAK COLD FRONT 
MAY MOVE TO ALONG THE N GULF COAST LATE FRI OR SAT.

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GMZ080-291530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT TUE APR 29 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST
W OF 93W.
.FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-291530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT TUE APR 29 2008

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY...THEN BECOMING E TO 
SE 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL S OF 21N.
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 94W AND 2 TO 4 
FT W OF 94W.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU
AND FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT E OF 93W.
.SAT...E OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 94W
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-291530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT TUE APR 29 2008

.TODAY...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS S OF 25N.
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING VARIABLE
5 TO 10 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 
FT N OF 28N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ086-291530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT TUE APR 29 2008

.TODAY...N OF 27N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT IN 
THE AFTERNOON. S OF 27N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N.
.TONIGHT...S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT 
NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING 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 AGUIRRE