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FZNT24 KNHC 041522
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 04 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.

GMZ089-042130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 04 2008

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM PENSACOLA FLORIDA TO BROWNSVILLE 
TEXAS REACH FROM N FLORIDA TO NE MEXICO LATE TONIGHT...FROM NE 
FLORIDA TO NEAR 23N90W LATE TONIGHT...THEN DISSIPATE OVER FAR SE 
GULF MON NIGHT.  HIGH PRES BUILD BEHIND FRONT THROUGH TUE AND 
MOVE E OF AREA WED AS SECOND COLD FRONT MOVE ACROSS E TEXAS THU.

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GMZ080-042130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 04 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4  
FT.
.MON THROUGH THU...W OF 94W  SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 
FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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GMZ082-042130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 04 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED AND THU...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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GMZ084-042130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 04 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT N OF 28N.
SEAS 3 FT BUILD TO 5 FT N OF 28N.

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GMZ086-042130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 04 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 KT BECOME NW 
TONIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N NW 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES