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FZNT24 KNHC 082127
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT FRI APR 08 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. 

GMZ089-090330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT FRI APR 08 2011

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE EXTEND ACROSS NORTHERN GULF THROUGH SUN NIGHT 
THEN SHIFT E AS WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES OFF TEXAS COAST LATE SUN 
NIGHT.  FRONT STALL FROM 30N85W TO 25N97W LATE MON THEN 
DISSIPATE TUE NIGHT AND WED.

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GMZ080-090330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT FRI APR 08 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE WED. 
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT WED.

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GMZ082-090330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 PM CDT FRI APR 08 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 7 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT IN E SWELL. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING SE WED. SEAS 4 
TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-090330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 PM CDT FRI APR 08 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT SHIFT E BY WED. 
SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-090330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT FRI APR 08 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 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 AND WED...N OF 26N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFT NE WED. SEAS 1 
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES