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FZNT24 KNHC 032050
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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.

GMZ089-040330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT SAT APR 03 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT THAT MOVED INTO THE FAR NW GULF EARLIER 
TODAY IS LIFTING BACK INLAND AS A WARM FRONT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS 
BACK IN FROM THE E SETTING UP SE RETURN FLOW THAT WILL PERSIST 
THROUGH WED. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST 
WED NIGHT REACHING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE SW BAY OF CAMPECHE 
EARLY THU THEN FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN 
PENINSULA THU EVENING.

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GMZ080-040330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT SAT APR 03 2010
  
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 
15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...THEN BECOMING 
SE TO S TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT 
BEHIND FRONT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT 
BEHIND FRONT LATE WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG 
AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.THU...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.

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GMZ082-040330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SAT APR 03 2010

.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 30 KT 
BEHIND FRONT WED NIGHT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN 
DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT W OF FRONT 
LATE WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND 
AHEAD OF FRONT.
.THU...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.

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GMZ084-040330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
430 PM CDT SAT APR 03 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 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 IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
SE 15 TO 20 KT TUE. 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 NEAR 
YUCATAN COAST DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW WED NIGHT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR NW PART LATE WED NIGHT.
.THU...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.

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GMZ086-040330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
430 PM CDT SAT APR 03 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S 
OF 26N NE TO E TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT 
IN GULF STREAM.   
.SUN THROUGH WED...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
SE 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW 20 
TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 
7 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE THU NIGHT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT BECOMING S TO SW THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY