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FZNT24 KNHC 042040
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-050330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT SUN MAY 04 2008

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 30N87W TO 27N97W REACH FROM N 
FLORIDA TO NE MEXICO LATE TONIGHT...FROM NE FLORIDA TO NEAR 
23N90W LATE TONIGHT...THEN DISSIPATE OVER SE GULF MON NIGHT.  
HIGH PRES BUILD BEHIND FRONT THROUGH TUE AND MOVE E OF AREA WED 
AS SECOND COLD FRONT ENTERS NW GULF FRI.

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GMZ080-050330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT SUN MAY 04 2008

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5  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.
.FRI...S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

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GMZ082-050330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SUN MAY 04 2008

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...W OF 94W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

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GMZ084-050330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT SUN MAY 04 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 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.
.FRI...N OF 25N SW 10 KT SHIFT N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 FT. 
S OF 25N SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

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GMZ086-050330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT SUN MAY 04 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES