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FZNT24 KNHC 101435
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 10 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. 

GMZ089-102130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 10 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL EXTEND W ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF 
THROUGH TONIGHT THEN SHIFT E AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS 
COAST MON AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 29N83W TO 27N93W 
TO 20N97W EARLY TUE...THEN STALL AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE OVER 
THE EXTREME SE WATERS AS SE RETURN FLOW SPREADS E ACROSS THE 
ENTIRE GULF WED AND THU.

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GMZ080-102130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 10 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 8 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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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GMZ082-102130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 10 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 7 FT.
.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 TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 
94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED AND THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT NEAR 
YUCATAN COAST WED EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ084-102130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 10 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 
TO NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ086-102130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 10 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 
1 FT. S OF 25N 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...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A FEW SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS S OF 23N.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS S OF 23N.

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FORECASTER NELSON/CHRISTENSEN