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FZNT24 KNHC 050934
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE APR 05 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. 

GMZ089-051530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT TUE APR 05 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE SW 
TO THE MEXICAN COAST NEAR 20N97W THIS MORNING WILL MOVE E AND 
REACH FROM NAPLES TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS EVENING 
THEN BEGIN TO SLOW AND EVENTUALLY DISSIPATE FROM THE STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA TO OFFSHORE OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA BY LATE WED. 
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL APPROACH GALE FORCE ALONG THE MEXICAN 
COASTLINE BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY 
RETURN FLOW SETS UP AGAIN WED THROUGH SAT.

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GMZ080-051530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT TUE APR 05 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 
20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN GRADUALLY BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT 
TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT THIS MORNING SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT 
TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT EARLY FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-051530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 AM CDT TUE APR 05 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO 
NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE THIS EVENING THEN NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT 
TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN N 
SWELL TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...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 THROUGH SAT...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 AND SAT.

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GMZ084-051530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 AM CDT TUE APR 05 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT 
BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING 
TO 4 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT. PATCHY DENSE FOG BEHIND FRONT N OF 25N.
.WED THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE 
LATE WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-051530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT TUE APR 05 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 6 FT. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
BY LATE AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 
BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT. PATCHY DENSE FOG BEHIND FRONT N OF 25N.
.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...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...N OF 26N WINDS VARIABLE 5 KT. SEAS NEAR CALM. S OF 26N E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING