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FZNT24 KNHC 190222
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT SUN APR 18 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. 

GMZ089-190930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT SUN APR 18 2010

.SYNOPSIS...1008 MB LOW PRES CENTERED NEAR 25N82W WITH TROUGH 
EXTENDING S AND SW ACROSS WESTERN CUBA AND NW CARIBBEAN WILL 
SLOWLY MOVE E-NE ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND S FLORIDA AND 
INTO THE SW N ATLC THROUGH MON WHILE THE TROUGH WILL MOVE EWD 
ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN. A WEAK COLD FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF 
WATERS WILL MOVE SLOWLY SE REACHING FROM NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE 
MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO THE UPPER MEXICAN COAST EARLY TUE BEFORE 
DISSIPATING.

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GMZ080-190930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT SUN APR 18 2010

.TONIGHT... E OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. W OF 93W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT N WINDS BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.  

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GMZ082-190930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT SUN APR 18 2010

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT 
OR LESS W OF 94W. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 21N AND 1 TO 2 FT S OF 21N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 
WINDS NE PART. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 
KT NEAR THE COAST OF YUCATAN IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 21N AND 2 
TO 4 FT S OF 21N.  
 
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GMZ084-190930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
1030 PM CDT SUN APR 18 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 
5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING 1 TO 2 
FT N OF 27N MON NIGHT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT S 
OF 26N WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT LATE.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ086-190930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
1030 PM CDT SUN APR 18 2010

.TONIGHT...S OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N 
OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 
FT N OF 28N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. S OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT. N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER GR