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FZNT24 KNHC 111514
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 11 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. 

GMZ089-112130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 11 2010

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH FROM 26N82W TO N CUBA DRIFT E OUT OF 
AREA TONIGHT.  HIGH PRES N OF AREA STRENGTHEN MON AND INCREASE 
EASTERLY WINDS THROUGH WED.

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GMZ080-112130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 11 2010
  
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT TUE AND WED. 
SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 9 FT TUE AND WED.
.THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 7 FT. 

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GMZ082-112130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 11 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

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GMZ084-112130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 11 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 25N E WINDS 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT 
TUE NIGHT AND WED. SEAS 7 FT BUILD TO 9 FT WED. S OF 25N E WINDS 
15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT MON NIGHT AND TUE THEN TO 25 KT WED AND 
THU. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 9 FT WED AND THU.

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GMZ086-112130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 11 2010

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

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES