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FZNT24 KNHC 200248
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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. 

GMZ089-200930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL PERSIST N OF AREA RESULTING IN 
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE GULF WATERS THROUGH THE PERIOD.

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GMZ080-200930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 7 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ082-200930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 
23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS SW 
PART.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 7 FT. S OF 20N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 
TO 5 FT S OF 20N.

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GMZ084-200930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
1030 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011

.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 6 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 AND THU NIGHT...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 THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N E OF 87W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ086-200930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011

.TONIGHT 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.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N E TO 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 NELSON