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FZNT24 KNHC 112031
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT MON APR 11 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. 

GMZ089-120330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT MON APR 11 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF TEXAS COAST WILL REACH FROM 
TAMPA FLORIDA TO NW YUCATAN TUE MORNING AND DISSIPATE OVER SE 
GULF WED. HIGH PRES BEHIND FRONT BRING MODERATE E TO SE FLOW 
ACROSS ENTIRE GULF WED AND THU. SECOND COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO 
REACH SE TEXAS COAST FRI.

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GMZ080-120330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT MON APR 11 2011

.TONIGHT AND TUE...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING N AND INCREASING TO 20 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-120330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 PM CDT MON APR 11 2011

.TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO  6 FT. 
SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO  6 FT. SE OF FRONT 
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 

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GMZ084-120330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 PM CDT MON APR 11 2011

.TONIGHT AND TUE...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING N 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 25N.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S FRI N OF 
25N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING N BEHIND FRONT.SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-120330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT MON APR 11 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT 
N OF 26N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER MUNDELL