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FZNT24 KNHC 101520
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SAT APR 10 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. 

GMZ089-102130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT SAT APR 10 2010

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH DEVELOPS LATE TODAY IN BAY OF CAMPECHE 
AND DRIFT N THEN NE THROUGH WED.  MEANWHILE HIGH PRES N OF AREA 
STRENGTHEN MON TIGHTENING PRES GRADIENT ACROSS GULF RESULTING IN 
EASTERLY WINDS INCREASE TO STRONG THROUGH WED.

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GMZ080-102130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SAT APR 10 2010
  
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 
FT SUN NIGHT.
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILD TO 9 FT 
TUE AND WED.

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GMZ082-102130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT APR 10 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 
KT. SEAS 4 FT. E OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 
25 KT N OF 23N SUN. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 9 FT SUN. WIND AND SEAS 
HIGHER NEAR NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 22N E OF 94W.
.MON THROUGH WED...W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. E 
OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT MON NIGHT AND 
TUE THEN INCREASE TO 25 KT WED. SEAS 5 FT MON BUILD TO 7 FT TUE 
AND TO 9 FT WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH.

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GMZ084-102130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
1030 AM CDT SAT APR 10 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.   
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
INCREASE TO 30 KT TUE NIGHT AND WED. SEAS 7 FT BUILD TO 9 FT TUE 
AND TO 11 FT WED. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT 
MON NIGHT AND TUE AND TO 25 KT WED. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 7 FT TUE 
AND TO 9 FT WED. 

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GMZ086-102130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
1030 AM CDT SAT APR 10 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 
FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT TUE AND 
TO 30 KT WED. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT TUE AND TO 9 FT WED EXCEPT 
TO 12 FT ALONG STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES