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FZNT24 KNHC 291945
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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.

GMZ089-300330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT TUE APR 29 2008

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS ENTIRE GULF THROUGH FRI. 
WEAK COLD FRONT ENTER NW GULF LATE SAT AND REACH FROM 30N85W TO 
26N88W BY SUN.

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GMZ080-300330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT TUE APR 29 2008

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

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GMZ082-300330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT TUE APR 29 2008

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 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 AND SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

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GMZ084-300330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT TUE APR 29 2008

.TONIGHT...S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. N OF 27N NE 
TO E WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

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GMZ086-300330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT TUE APR 29 2008

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT S OF 25N.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT SUN. SEAS 4 FT. 

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES