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FZNT24 KNHC 130300
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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. 

GMZ089-130930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT MON APR 12 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE NE U.S. SW ACROSS 
THE ENTIRE GULF WILL SHIFT SLOWLY S AND STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE 
BASIN THROUGH WED NIGHT TO PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG WINDS. THE 
HIGH CENTER WILL THEN SLIDE SE AND INTO THE SW ATLC ALONG 30N BY 
FRI NIGHT...ALLOWING WINDS AND SEAS TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH FRI 
THROUGH SAT. 

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GMZ080-130930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT MON APR 12 2010
  
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 
20 KT TONIGHT BECOMING E 20 TO 25 KT TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT GRADUALLY BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT WED.
.THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 
KT FRI THEN 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL THU 
GRADUALLY SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT SAT. 

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GMZ082-130930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT MON APR 12 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
BECOMING E 20 TO 25 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT BUILDING 6 TO 
9 FT LATE TUE. S OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 
3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL.
.THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE FRI AND 10 KT OR LESS SAT. SEAS 
7 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BY SAT. S OF 21N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE EACH AFTERNOON...THEN 
BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL 
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT SAT.

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GMZ084-130930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
1030 PM CDT MON APR 12 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING 6 TO 7 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH BRIEF PERIODS 
TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO  11 FT WED.
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20 KT 
FRI BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT THU 
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SAT.

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GMZ086-130930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
1030 PM CDT MON APR 12 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 
20 TO 25 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT TUE.
.WED AND THU...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF 25N. 
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 25N AND BUILDING 9 TO 12 FT S OF 25N EXCEPT 
TO 15 FT IN THE GULF STREAM. 
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING 
SE SAT. SEAS SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING