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FZNT24 KNHC 180240
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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. 

GMZ089-180930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT SUN APR 17 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL DOMINATE MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH 
FRI. THE COMBINATION OF DEEPENING LOW PRES OVER THE PLAINS AND
HIGH PRES ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF WILL RESULT IN FRESH SE FLOW 
OVER MOST OF THE MIDDLE AND WESTERN PORTIONS THROUGH FRI.

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GMZ080-180930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT SUN APR 17 2011

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...
HIGHEST W OF 93W.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 
8 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 
20 TO 25 KT FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT THU.

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GMZ082-180930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 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 WINDS INCREASING TO 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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GMZ084-180930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
1030 PM CDT SUN APR 17 2011

.TONIGHT AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT...S OF 25N W OF 88W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW
PORTION 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION 3 TO 
5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...
HIGHEST W OF 88W. 

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GMZ086-180930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 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 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S 
OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE THROUGH 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 STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE