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FZNT24 KNHC 171527
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 17 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. 

GMZ089-172130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 17 2011

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT EXTEND FROM FT MYERS TO 24N90W 
DISSIPATE LATER TODAY.  HIGH PRES BUILD ACROSS NE GULF WHILE 
TROUGH BUILDS OVER TEXAS AND NE MEXICO...PROMPTING FRESH SE FLOW 
OVER GULF W OF 88W TONIGHT THROUGH THU.

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GMZ080-172130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 17 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
.WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-172130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 17 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ084-172130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 17 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...S OF 25N W OF 88W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-172130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 17 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE 
WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES