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FZNT24 KNHC 121524
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT MON APR 12 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. 

GMZ089-122130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT MON APR 12 2010

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH EXTEND FROM FLORIDA KEYS TO 24N87W 
DISSIPATE THIS AFTERNOON.  HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER GULF STATES MOVE 
S THROUGH THU REACH NE GULF COAST FRI WITH INCREASING E WINDS 
TONIGHT THROUGH THU THEN DECREASE FRI.

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GMZ080-122130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT MON APR 12 2010
  
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT 
TONIGHT THROUGH WED. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 7 FT TUE AND WED.
.THU AND FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

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GMZ082-122130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT MON APR 12 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...N OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 6 FT. S OF 21N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU AND FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 7 
FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT LATE FRI.

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GMZ084-122130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
1030 AM CDT MON APR 12 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
INCREASE TO 25 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 8 FT TONIGHT. 
S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS INCREASE TO 9 FT WED.
.THU AND FRI...E WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 9 
FT IN SUBSIDING E SWELL.

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GMZ086-122130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
1030 AM CDT MON APR 12 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT 
IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT S 
OF 25N WED AND THU. SEAS BUILD TO 7 FT...EXCEPT HIGHER STRAITS 
OF FLORIDA.
.FRI...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 6 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES