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FZNT24 KNHC 191443
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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. 

GMZ089-192130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 19 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL DOMINATE THE AREA THROUGH THE PERIOD.
THE PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THE HIGH AND DEEPENING LOW PRES OVER
THE LOWER MIDWEST WILL RESULT IN FRESH TO STRONG SE WINDS OVER 
MOST OF THE MIDDLE AND WESTERN PORTIONS TUE THROUGH SAT.

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GMZ080-192130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 19 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT E OF 93W...AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF 93W.
.FRI AND SAT...S OF 28N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-192130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 19 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 20N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 5 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 WED NIGHT. 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 6 TO 8 FT N OF 21N...AND 4 TO 
6 FT.

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GMZ084-192130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 19 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON 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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GMZ086-192130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 19 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON 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
15 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 AGUIRRE