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FZNT24 KNHC 190837
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE APR 19 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. 

GMZ089-191530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT TUE APR 19 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL DOMINATE THE GULF WATERS THROUGH THE 
FORECAST PERIOD. PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE HIGH PRES AND A 
DEEPENING LOW PRES OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL RESULT IN FRESH 
TO STRONG SE WINDS OVER MOST OF THE MIDDLE AND WESTERN PORTIONS 
TUE THROUGH SAT.

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GMZ080-191530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT TUE APR 19 2011

.TODAY THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...S OF 28N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 
8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-191530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 AM CDT TUE APR 19 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 20N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT. S OF 20N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 20N E OF 95W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE WED. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 20N W 
OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 20N E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 21N AND 3 TO 5 
FT S OF 21N.

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GMZ084-191530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 AM CDT TUE APR 19 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 23N E OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 7 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 26N W OF 87W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.
.THU...N OF 27N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 23N W 
OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N E OF 87W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ086-191530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT TUE APR 19 2011

.TODAY THROUGH THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT IN 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT IN STRAITS 
OF FLORIDA.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. FROM 26N TO 28N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER