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FZNT24 KNHC 050854
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT MON APR 05 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.

GMZ089-051530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT MON APR 05 2010

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ACROSS NORTHERN GULF WILL MAINTAIN E TO SE 
RETURN FLOW INTO EARLY WED. STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE 
TEXAS COAST WED NIGHT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 
THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THU AND FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE YUCATAN 
PENINSULA THU NIGHT THEN WILL MOVE SE OF THE GULF FRI.

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GMZ080-051530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT MON APR 05 2010
  
.TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF 
FRONT THEN SHIFTING TO N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT WED NIGHT. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT W OF FRONT LATE WED NIGHT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.THU...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 
TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT LATE THU 
NIGHT. 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.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 FT LATE.

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GMZ082-051530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT MON APR 05 2010

.TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE 
TO S 10 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR COAST OF 
YUCATAN DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT N OF 
21N TUE NIGHT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT E OF 
FRONT AND SHIFTING TO N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT LATE WED 
NIGHT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE 
EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT LATE WED 
NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF 
FRONT.
.THU...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT NW TO N S OF 
22N W OF 94W...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NW TO N S OF 21N W OF 
94W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.

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GMZ084-051530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
430 AM CDT MON APR 05 2010

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

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GMZ086-051530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
430 AM CDT MON APR 05 2010

.TODAY THROUGH WED...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT 
JUST AHEAD OF FRONT AND SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF 
FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 
TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS