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FZNT24 KNHC 301510
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT WED APR 30 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.

GMZ089-302130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT WED APR 30 2008

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS ENTIRE GULF THROUGH FRI. 
COLD FRONT ENTERS NW WATERS FRI NIGHT REACHING FROM N FLORIDA TO 
YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE SUN.

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GMZ080-302130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT WED APR 30 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 96W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
E OF 96W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W OF 92W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
E OF 92W SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

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GMZ082-302130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT WED APR 30 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$
GMZ084-302130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT WED APR 30 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. E OF 
FRONT S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$
GMZ086-302130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT WED APR 30 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E 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 TO 15 KT SHIFT N BEHIND FRONT 
SUN. SEAS 2 FT.

$$
FORECASTER WALLY BARNES