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FZNT24 KNHC 100223
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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. 

GMZ089-100930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT FRI APR 09 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT IN THE BAY OF 
CAMPECHE. WITH A HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER THE GULF STATES...THE 
PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN WHICH WILL RESULT IN FRESH E 
BREEZE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE GULF. THE WINDS WILL 
INCREASE TO STRONG THROUGH MON...THEN SPREAD NORTHWARD TUE.

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GMZ080-100930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT FRI APR 09 2010
  
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SUN.
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 20 KT TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 
10 FT.

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GMZ082-100930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT FRI APR 09 2010

.TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. ELSEWHERE NE TO 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT 
IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH.
.MON THROUGH WED...W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-100930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
1030 PM CDT FRI APR 09 2010

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.   
.MON THROUGH WED...N OF 24N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TUE. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 6 FT. 

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GMZ086-100930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
1030 PM CDT FRI APR 09 2010

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 15 KT TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 
25 KT MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TUE NIGHT. 

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FORECASTER AL