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FZNT24 KNHC 301940
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-010330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM 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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GMZ080-010330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT WED APR 30 2008

.TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
E OF 93W SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...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 AND MON...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

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GMZ082-010330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT WED APR 30 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...W OF 93W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
E OF 93W E TO SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
.SUN AND MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

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GMZ084-010330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT WED APR 30 2008

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

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GMZ086-010330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT WED APR 30 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN AND MON...S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
N OF 27N NE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES