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FZNT24 KNHC 102118
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT FRI APR 10 2009

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.

GMZ089-110330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT FRI APR 10 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT OVER THE NW WATERS WILL REACH THE 
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NE MEXICO EARLY SAT THEN STALL AND DRIFT 
BACK N AS A WARM FRONT SAT NIGHT AND SUN. A SECOND COLD FRONT 
WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST MON AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA 
BIG BEND TO SW BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE...THEN STALL OVER THE SE GULF 
TUE NIGHT WITH THE REMNANTS MOVING N ON WED WITH THE NEXT COLD 
FRONT EXPECTED THU.  

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GMZ080-110330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT FRI APR 10 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT 
BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 
6 FT SAT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE 
OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-110330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT FRI APR 10 2009

.TONIGHT AND SAT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE 
BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BY SUNRISE. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SUN SHIFTING TO N TO NE 15 KT BEHIND 
FRONT LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON AND TUE...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 
TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT AND TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 

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GMZ084-110330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT FRI APR 10 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN S 
SWELL. S OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
N OF 27N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...NW OF FRONT NE TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SE OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 1 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-110330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT FRI APR 10 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT SAT NIGHT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 
KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 
1 TO 2 FT SAT NIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 
10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT LATE.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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FORECASTER NELSON