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FZNT24 KNHC 100117
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT SAT APR 09 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. 

GMZ089-100930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT SAT APR 09 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL EXTEND W ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF 
THROUGH SUN NIGHT THEN SHIFT E AS A WEAK COLD FRONT REACHES THE 
TEXAS COAST MON MORNING. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM 29N93W TO 
23N96W LATE MON THEN DISSIPATE ALONG 29N85W TO 22N96W BY TUE 
NIGHT. SE RETURN FLOW SPREADS ACROSS ENTIRE GULF LATE WED AND 
THU.

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GMZ080-100930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT SAT APR 09 2011

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...LOCALLY 25 KT W OF 96W. 
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT W OF 94W AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 94W. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 
VARIABLE TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-100930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 PM CDT SAT APR 09 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT N OF 21N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 
NE 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST MON EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
NW OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...W OF 94W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W 
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND THU...SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT NEAR 
YUCATAN COAST WED EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-100930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
1030 PM CDT SAT APR 09 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS N PORTION. 
.TUE...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF FRONT 
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ086-100930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT SAT APR 09 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT.
SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S 
OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N OF 26N VARIABLE SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E 
10 KT WED. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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FORECASTER COBB