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FZNT24 KNHC 140927
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT WED APR 14 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. 

GMZ089-141530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT WED APR 14 2010

.SYNOPSIS...SURFACE HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE NE CONUS WILL 
SHIFTS S...INCREASING WINDS ACROSS THE GULF WATERS TODAY THEN 
SLIDE SE INTO SW ATLC FRI WITH DIMINISHING WINDS AND SUBSIDING 
SEAS FRI AND SAT. TROUGHING BUILDS IN SW GULF SAT AND EXTENDS E 
ACROSS SOUTHERN GULF SUN. COLD FRONT MOVES INTO GULF COASTAL 
PLAIN SUN.

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GMZ080-141530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT WED APR 14 2010
  
.TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 15 TO 20 KT THU AND THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 
TO 12 FT TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 
KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT.
.SUN...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ082-141530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT WED APR 14 2010

.TODAY THROUGH THU...S OF 24N W OF 92W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
.THU NIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT 
IN NE SWELL. S OF 2SN NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 
FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT. S OF 21N N TO NE 
WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT SAT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT W 
OF 95W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-141530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
430 AM CDT WED APR 14 2010

.TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 29N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 
TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT. N OF 
29N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. 
N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 
FT LATE.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL.

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GMZ086-141530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
430 AM CDT WED APR 14 2010

.TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 
TO 10 FT...HIGHEST IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 26N NE TO E 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.   
.FRI...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT TO 9 FT IN STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA.
.SAT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.
.SUN..N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER