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FZNT24 KNHC 031417
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-032130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT SAT APR 03 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL STALL FROM LOUISIANA TO THE 
BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS AFTERNOON THEN WILL MOVE BACK W OF THE AREA 
TONIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE E SETTING UP SE 
RETURN FLOW THAT WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A SECOND 
STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST WED REACHING 
FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE WED 
NIGHT.

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GMZ080-032130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SAT APR 03 2010
  
.THIS AFTERNOON...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. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT 
BECOMING SE TO S TUE NIGHT.  
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG 
AND AHEAD OF FRONT.

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GMZ082-032130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT APR 03 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...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. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
A FEW 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 20 TO 25 KT 
BEHIND FRONT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE 
EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.

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GMZ084-032130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
1030 AM CDT SAT APR 03 2010

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

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GMZ086-032130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
1030 AM CDT SAT APR 03 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY  
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN 
GULF STREAM.   
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 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 NELSON