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FZNT24 KNHC 041432
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT MON APR 04 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. 

GMZ089-042130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT MON APR 04 2011

.SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW IS INCREASING AHEAD OF A COLD 
FRONT MOVING SE ACROSS N TEXAS. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE 
OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS EVENING THEN QUICKLY REACH FROM THE 
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE W BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE MORNING...THEN 
WILL SLOW AND DISSIPATE FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO JUST OFF 
THE YUCATAN COAST TUE NIGHT. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL APPROACH GALE 
FORCE BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT INTO TUE. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW 
SETS UP AGAIN WED THROUGH FRI.

$$
GMZ080-042130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT MON APR 04 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 
TO 25 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 
20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TUE 
NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TUE NIGHT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT EARLY FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

$$
GMZ082-042130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 AM CDT MON APR 04 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...BECOMING N 20 TO 30 
KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND 
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 3 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE TO 
E 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT 
TUE NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N OF 21N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N 
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR 
YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 
FT FRI.

$$
GMZ084-042130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
1030 AM CDT MON APR 04 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N AHEAD OF FRONT...BECOMING NW 
TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 
FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NE 
TO E 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 
FT TUE NIGHT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE 
LATE WED. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

$$
GMZ086-042130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT MON APR 04 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING 
S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 
30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND 
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 
TO E 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER HUFFMAN