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FZNT24 KNHC 130904
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE APR 13 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. 

GMZ089-131530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT TUE APR 13 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF THE AREA WILL DRIFT S AND 
STRENGTHEN ACROSS WED NIGHT WITH INCREASING E WINDS. THE HIGH 
CENTER WILL THEN SLIDE SE AND INTO THE SW ATLC FRI AND WINDS AND 
SEAS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE FRI AND SAT.

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GMZ080-131530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT TUE APR 13 2010
  
.TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 
7 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN 
E SWELL SUBSIDING 4 TO 5 FT SAT. 

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GMZ082-131530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT TUE APR 13 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.  SEAS 6 
TO 7 FT. S OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT. S OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 
TO 8 FT. S OF 21N VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND SAT....N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 
FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 5 FT SAT. S OF 21N VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS SAT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-131530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
430 AM CDT TUE APR 13 2010

.TODAY THROUGH THU...E WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING 
8 TO  11 FT WED.
.FRI...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N 
E TO SE WINDS10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-131530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
430 AM CDT TUE APR 13 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 THROUGH 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...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 
26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E 
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER