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FZNT24 KNHC 172030
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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. 

GMZ089-180330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT SUN APR 17 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL DOMINATE MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH 
FRI. A TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER TEXAS AND NE MEXICO RESULTING
IN FRESH SE FLOW OVER MOST OF THE MIDDLE AND WESTERN PORTIONS
THROUGH FRI.

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GMZ080-180330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT SUN APR 17 2011

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

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GMZ082-180330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 PM CDT SUN APR 17 2011

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

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GMZ084-180330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 PM CDT SUN APR 17 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...E TO SE 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 AND FRI...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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GMZ086-180330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT SUN APR 17 2011

.TONIGHT...S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 26N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 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 AND FRI...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N 
E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE