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FZNT24 KNHC 011945
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT THU MAY 01 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.

GMZ089-020330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT THU MAY 01 2008

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES DOMINATES GULF THROUGH FRI NIGHT. COLD 
FRONT MOVES INTO NW GULF LATE SAT AND FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 
S TEXAS LATE SUN AND THEN MOVE SE OF AREA MON.

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GMZ080-020330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT THU MAY 01 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME N 20 KT W OF FRONT 
SUN. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 8 FT SUN. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT TUE. 
SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT TUE.

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GMZ082-020330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT THU MAY 01 2008

.TONIGHT THOROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

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GMZ084-020330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT THU MAY 01 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT TUE. 
SEAS 3 FT. 

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GMZ086-020330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT THU MAY 01 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT...TO 25 KT S OF 27N. 
SEAS 6 FT...UP TO 8 FT S OF 27N.   
.SAT...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 10 KT BECOME NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 2 FT BUILD TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT.
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES