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FZNT24 KNHC 140855
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU APR 14 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. 

GMZ089-141530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT THU APR 14 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE BAHAMA CHANNEL 
TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH TONIGHT. SE 
RETURN FLOW WILL CONTINUE IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING  
OFFSHORE TEXAS EARLY FRI. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA 
BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT...AND DISSIPATE OVER THE SE 
PORTION LATE IN THE WEEKEND. SOUTHERLY RETURN WILL DOMINATE THE 
AREA MON.

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GMZ080-141530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT THU APR 14 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO S TO 
SW TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N TO 
NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE LATE SUN. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-141530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 AM CDT THU APR 14 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THU...EXCEPT NE WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT ALONG THE YUCATAN COAST THIS EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT SAT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG 
FRONT.
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-141530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 AM CDT THU APR 14 2011

.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SE 
15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT FRI.
.SAT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N OF 25N N TO NE NE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 
3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-141530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT THU APR 14 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO SE 
TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 
20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...BECOMING NW 15 KT BEHIND FRONT SAT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING 2 TO 4 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 

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FORECASTER NELSON