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FZNT24 KNHC 081430
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT FRI APR 8 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. 

GMZ089-082130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT FRI APR 8 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL EXTEND ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH 
SUN NIGHT THEN SHIFT E AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS 
COAST LATE SUN NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM THE MISSISSIPPI 
DELTA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE MON...THEN DISSIPATE TUE NIGHT.

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GMZ080-082130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT FRI APR 8 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
7 FT IN SE SWELL. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING 
TO SE TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

$$
GMZ082-082130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 AM CDT FRI APR 8 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 7 FT.
.MON AND TUE...SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT 
IN E SWELL. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO SE TUE.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

$$
GMZ084-082130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
1030 AM CDT FRI APR 8 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

$$
GMZ086-082130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT FRI APR 8 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...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. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. 
.MON...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...N OF 26N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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FORECASTER MUNDELL