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FZNT24 KNHC 072124
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT THU APR 07 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. 

GMZ089-080330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT THU APR 07 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES 1021 MB OVER SW N ATLC HAS RIDGE EXTEND W 
ACROSS NRN GULF PROMPTING FRESH SE TO S BREEZE W OF 90W THROUGH 
SUN.  WEAK COLD FRONT REACH NW GULF EARLY MON AND EXTEND FROM FT 
MYERS FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE TUE. 

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GMZ080-080330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT THU APR 07 2011

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT W OF 94W 
AND 4 FT E OF 94W. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.MON AND TUE...SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.  
NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING E TUE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 

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GMZ082-080330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 PM CDT THU APR 07 2011

.TONIGHT AND FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME N AT 15 KT 
W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT E OF FRONT.
.MON AND TUE...SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE 
MON.  SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-080330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 PM CDT THU APR 07 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
S OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT TUE. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT MON AND TUE. 

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GMZ086-080330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT THU APR 07 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 
FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. NW OF 
FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES