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FZNT24 KNHC 090833
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI APR 09 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. 

GMZ089-091530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT FRI APR 09 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 30N84W TO 25N86W TO 21N89W WILL 
REACH FROM 29N82W TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATER THIS MORNING 
THEN WILL MOVE SE OF THE GULF THIS EVENING. A TROUGH OF LOW PRES 
WILL DEVELOP IN THE SW GULF TONIGHT. OTHERWISE HIGH PRES BUILDS 
IN ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE GULF BEHIND THE FRONT LATE TONIGHT 
THROUGH MON. ANOTHER TROUGH MAY DEVELOP AND MOVE E ACROSS THE 
GULF LATE MON THROUGH TUE.

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GMZ080-091530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT FRI APR 09 2010
  
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 
10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT 
TONIGHT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SAT NIGHT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT 
MON THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 
TO 6 TO 9 FT MON.

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GMZ082-091530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT FRI APR 09 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 
5 TO 10 KT NEAR TROUGH. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 
3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...W OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 
7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH.
.MON AND TUE...W OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE 
TO E 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT AND TUE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 
TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL MON NIGHT AND TUE. E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT MON NIGHT AND TUE. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT MON NIGHT AND TUE. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH.

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GMZ084-091530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
430 AM CDT FRI APR 09 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 
TO 25 KT NW OF TROUGH AND BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT SE OF 
TROUGH MON NIGHT AND TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 
10 FT MON NIGHT AND TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH.

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GMZ086-091530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
430 AM CDT FRI APR 09 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 
25 KT MON NIGHT AND TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT 
MON NIGHT AND TUE.

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY