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FZNT24 KNHC 110246
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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. 

GMZ089-110930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL SHIFT E AS A 
COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST MON AFTERNOON. THE FRONT 
WILL REACH FROM 29N83W TO 27N93W TO 20N97W TUE MORNING...THEN 
STALL AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE OVER THE SE WATERS THROUGH THU AS 
RETURN FLOW SPREADS E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF. ANOTHER COLD FRONT 
IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE TEXAS COAST FRI NIGHT.

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GMZ080-110930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2011

.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. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.

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GMZ082-110930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2011

.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 IN THE 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 AND TUE NIGHT...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 THROUGH FRI...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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GMZ084-110930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
1030 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2011

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 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. 
.TUE NIGHT AND 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. 
.FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-110930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2011

.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.
.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 3 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER MUNDELL