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FZNT24 KNHC 020930
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SAT APR 02 2011

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. 

GMZ089-021530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT SAT APR 02 2011

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE NE GULF WATERS WILL 
SHIFT NE AND MERGE WITH DEVELOPING HIGH PRES OVER THE SE U.S. 
TONIGHT AND SUN. SE RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS NW PORTIONS 
TONIGHT THEN SPREAD ACROSS ENTIRE GULF SUN...AND INCREASE SUN 
NIGHT AND MON IN ADVANCE OF NEXT COLD FRONT. FRONT TO MOVE OFF 
THE TEXAS COAST LATE MON AFTERNOON AND RACE SE ACROSS THE 
BASIN...REACHING FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION TO VERA CRUZ TUE 
MORNING THEN GRADUALLY STALL FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO CENTRAL 
BAY OF CAMPECHE WED.

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GMZ080-021530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SAT APR 02 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 
WINDS THIS AFTERNOON THEN SE 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT 
BUILDING 3 TO 4 FT TONIGHT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 
25 KT SUN NIGHT THEN BECOMING S TO SW AHEAD OF FRONT LATE MON. 
WINDS SHIFTING TO N 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT MON EVENING AND 
BECOMING N TO NE MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT 
MON THEN BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT MON NIGHT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT GRADUALLY BECOMING NE 15 KT 
LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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GMZ082-021530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 AM CDT SAT APR 02 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 15 TO 
20 KT ALONG YUCATAN COAST BY EARLY EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT 
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT ALONG YUCATAN COAST.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT 
ALONG YUCATAN COAST BY EARLY EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 30 
KT BEHIND FRONT LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 
FT TUE NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.WED...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 
22N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL.

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GMZ084-021530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 AM CDT SAT APR 02 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING NW TO N 20 TO 
25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
AHEAD OF FRONT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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GMZ086-021530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT SAT APR 02 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 
TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N SUN 
NIGHT. 
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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FORECASTER STRIPLING