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FZNT24 KNHC 220848
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU APR 22 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. 

GMZ089-221530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT THU APR 22 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESS OVER THE NE GULF WILL MOVE E AND 
STRENGTHEN. SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE IN THE W GULF LATER TODAY  
THROUGH FRI AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS 
COAST LATE FRI NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM S CENTRAL 
LOUISIANA TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO SAT AND FROM THE FLORIDA 
PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN AND FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 
THE YUCATAN PENINSULA MON.

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GMZ080-221530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT THU APR 22 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 
95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 
BEHIND FRONT LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SAT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 
20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT LATE. W OF FRONT 
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND 
AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL 
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$
GMZ082-221530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT THU APR 22 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 
21N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 
TO 25 KT N OF 21N FRI NIGHT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR COAST OF 
YUCATAN DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 21N BUILDING TO 
5 TO 8 FT FRI NIGHT...AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 
FT FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR NW PART 
LATE.
.SAT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 
TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 21N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT 
LATE...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. W OF 
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SUN...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W 
OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT DIMINISHING 
TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS SE PART. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT SE PART.
 
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GMZ084-221530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
430 AM CDT THU APR 22 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT THU NIGHT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 
TO 25 KT W OF 88W FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT 
FRI NIGHT.
.SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 
20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 
26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS FAR NW PART LATE.
.SUN...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W 
OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.MON...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ086-221530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
430 AM CDT THU APR 22 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING 
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 
TO 5 FT LATE.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS FAR N PART LATE.
.MON...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE 
OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. 

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FORECASTER DSG