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FZNT24 KNHC 250857
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SUN APR 25 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. 

GMZ089-251530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT SUN APR 25 2010

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR 20N95W WILL 
EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 
20N95W THIS AFTERNOON THEN RAPIDLY WEAKEN TO A TROUGH AND MOVE 
SE OF THE GULF BY MON EVENING. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN BEHIND 
THE FRONT WITH A REINFORCING COLD FRONT CLIPPING THE NE GULF TUE 
BEFORE EXITING EARLY WED WITH HIGH PRES RETURNING THEREAFTER.

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GMZ080-251530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SUN APR 25 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF 92W N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO 
E SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 92W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS LATE. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-251530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SUN APR 25 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT TONIGHT. W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 5 
TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG TROUGH.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NE 
TO E MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG TROUGH.
.TUE...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE 
EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 20N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT...EXCEPT NE 10 TO 15 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT S OF 20N...AND EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN 
DURING THE EVENING...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 20N BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE...AND 1 
TO 3 FT S OF 20N BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
 
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GMZ084-251530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
430 AM CDT SUN APR 25 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISHING 
TO 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT
TONIGHT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT N OF 28N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST N OF 28N 
SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
OCCASIONALLY 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT SW TO W 10 TO 
15 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 
TO 6 FT LATE.
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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GMZ086-251530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
430 AM CDT SUN APR 25 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO W TO 
NW 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N 
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT SUN NIGHT...AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 26N 
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SE OF FRONT S 
TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING W 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.  
.TUE...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS