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FZNT24 KNHC 040911
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SUN APR 04 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.

GMZ089-041530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT SUN APR 04 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRES WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THE 
GULF TODAY THROUGH WED. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN LATE WED AS A 
STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST WED NIGHT FOLLOWED 
BY STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM SE 
LOUISIANA TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO EARLY THU THEN FROM THE FLORIDA 
PANHANDLE TO THE E BAY OF CAMPECHE THU EVENING.

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GMZ080-041530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SUN APR 04 2010
  
.TODAY THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.   
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD 
OF FRONT THEN 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 DIMINISHING TO 20 
TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. 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.

$$
GMZ082-041530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SUN APR 04 2010

.TODAY 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 20 TO 30 KT 
BEHIND FRONT LATE WED NIGHT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR COAST OF 
YUCATAN DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 7 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 EXCEPT S OF 22N W 
OF 94W NW TO N 25 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.

$$
GMZ084-041530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
430 AM CDT SUN APR 04 2010

.TODAY 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...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
FAR NW PART LATE WED NIGHT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT 
JUST AHEAD OF FRONT THEN SHIFTING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT 
LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF 
FRONT.

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GMZ086-041530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
430 AM CDT SUN APR 04 2010

.TODAY THROUGH WED...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.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 
27N AHEAD OF FRONT LATE THEN SHIFTING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND 
FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER GR