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FZNT24 KNHC 300141
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-300930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT TUE APR 29 2008

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS ENTIRE GULF THROUGH FRI. A 
COLD FRONT ENTERS NW WATERS FRI NIGHT REACHING POSITION FROM 
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NW YUCATAN PENINSULA SUNRISE SUN.

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GMZ080-300930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT TUE APR 29 2008

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SAT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE 
OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-300930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT TUE APR 29 2008

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ084-300930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT TUE APR 29 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR
LESS. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ086-300930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT TUE APR 29 2008

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 10 KT 
BEHIND FRONT SUN. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART SUN.

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FORECASTER NELSON