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FZNT24 KNHC 130247
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT TUE APR 12 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. 

GMZ089-130930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT TUE APR 12 2011

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO 26N91W TO W 
BAY OF CAMPECHE ALONG 95W WILL DRIFT W ACROSS W HALF OF BASIN 
WHILE CONTINUING TO MOVE SE ACROSS E HALF TONIGHT AND WED...AND 
GRADUALLY DISSIPATE ACROSS EXTREME S FLORIDA AND THE SE GULF WED 
NIGHT. HIGH PRES TO BUILD OVER GULF STATES AND DRIFT E WITH E-SE 
FLOW OVER ALL WATERS THU THEN SHIFTING S THU W OF 90W AHEAD OF 
SECOND COLD FRONT REACHING SE TEXAS COAST LATE FRI. SECOND FRONT 
TO EXTEND FROM 30N86W TO 24N98W SAT MORNING THEN STALL FROM FT 
MYERS TO 25N98W SUN MORNING.

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GMZ080-130930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT TUE APR 12 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EARLY TONIGHT 
BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OVERNIGHT GRADUALLY BECOMING 
SE TO S WINDS 20 KT BY THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 
FT LATE WED BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT THU NIGHT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE SUN. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-130930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 PM CDT TUE APR 12 2011

.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT 
FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SE OF 
FRONT SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 
3 TO 4 FT INCREASING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE.

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GMZ084-130930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
1030 PM CDT TUE APR 12 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS N 
OF FRONT 3 TO 5 FT EARLY TONIGHT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. SEAS S 
OF FRONT 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SE 15 
TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 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.
.SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 
KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-130930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT TUE APR 12 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...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 
AHEAD OF FRONT THEN SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...N OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 
KT THEN SE WINDS LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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FORECASTER STRIPLING