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FZNT24 KNHC 291519
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-292130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 29 2008

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS ENTIRE GULF THROUGH FRI. 
WEAK COLD FRONT ENTER NW GULF AND REACH FROM 30N85W TO 26N91W 
LATE SAT.

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GMZ080-292130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 29 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN SE SWELL.

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GMZ082-292130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 29 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT LATE.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...E OF FRONT N OF 25N S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

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GMZ084-292130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 29 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N N TO NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT 
LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N.
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
N OF 27N NE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISH TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 2 FT. 

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GMZ086-292130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 29 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 
KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 28N.
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT 
NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT BUILD TO 7 FT S OF 
25N.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES