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FZNT24 KNHC 102038
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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. 

GMZ089-110330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT SAT APR 10 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH IN THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL DRIFT N 
THEN NE THROUGH WED. MEANWHILE HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL 
STRENGTHEN MON TIGHTENING THE PRES GRADIENT ACROSS THE GULF 
RESULTING IN EASTERLY WINDS INCREASING TO STRONG THROUGH WED.

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GMZ080-110330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT SAT APR 10 2010
  
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH THU...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILD TO 
7 TO 9 FT TUE.

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GMZ082-110330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SAT APR 10 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...TO 25 KT 
N OF 23N. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILD TO 9 FT. 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 3 TO 4 
FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 KT TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT MON 
BUILD TO 4 TO 7 FT TUE AND 7 TO 9 FT WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR 
TROUGH.
.THU...W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN NE 
SWELL. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ084-110330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
430 PM CDT SAT APR 10 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.   
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
INCREASE TO 30 KT TUE NIGHT AND WED. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILD TO 7 
TO 9 FT TUE AND 9 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 3 TO 
4 FT BUILD TO 5 TO 7 FT TUE AND 7 TO 9 FT WED. 

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GMZ086-110330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
430 PM CDT SAT APR 10 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT 
EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.MON THROUGH THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KT 
TUE AND 25 TO 30 KT WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILD TO 5 TO 7 FT TUE 
AND TO 7 TO 9 FT WED...EXCEPT TO 12 FT ALONG STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

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FORECASTER AL