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FZNT24 KNHC 030907
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SAT APR 03 2010

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.

GMZ089-031530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT SAT APR 03 2010

.SYNOPSIS...SE RETURN FLOW WILL PERSIST IN ADVANCE OF A WEAK 
COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS MORNING. THE FRONT 
WILL STALL FROM LOUISIANA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS AFTERNOON 
THEN WILL MOVE BACK NW OF THE AREA TONIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE 
BUILDS IN FROM THE E SETTING UP SE RETURN FLOW SUN THROUGH TUE. 
ANOTHER WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST WED STALLING 
ALONG THE NW GULF COAST BY LATE WED.

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GMZ080-031530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SAT APR 03 2010
  
.TODAY...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E 
OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT.  
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND 
FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND AHEAD OF 
FRONT.

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GMZ082-031530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SAT APR 03 2010

.TODAY...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E 
OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS NEAR 
COAST OF YUCATAN THIS EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT 
NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
BEHIND FRONT LATE...AND EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN 
DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND 
AHEAD OF FRONT.

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GMZ084-031530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
430 AM CDT SAT APR 03 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 
20 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT EXCEPT NE TO E NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 4 
TO 7 FT.
.WED...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE 15 
TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO 
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN IN THE 
EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND AHEAD OF 
FRONT.

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GMZ086-031530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
430 AM CDT SAT APR 03 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING 
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT ACROSS THE 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT HIGHER IN THE GULF 
STREAM.   
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E NEAR 
COAST OF CUBA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT N OF 26N 
WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

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FORECASTER GR