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FZNT24 KNHC 220908
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI APR 22 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. 

GMZ089-221530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT FRI APR 22 2011

.SYNOPSIS...THE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRES OVER THE EASTERN GULF 
AND TROUGHING OVER THE PLAINS AND NE MEXICO WILL MAINTAIN THE 
MODERATE TO FRESH SE RETURN FLOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH 
THE FORECAST PERIOD.

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GMZ080-221530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT FRI APR 22 2011

.TODAY THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OCCASIONALLY 25 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ082-221530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 AM CDT FRI APR 22 2011

.TODAY THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OCCASIONALLY 25 
KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT ALONG YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING 
EVENINGS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT BAY OF CAMPECHE.  

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GMZ084-221530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 AM CDT FRI APR 22 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF YUCATAN IN THE EVENINGS. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH TUE..SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT ALONG NW YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT.

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GMZ086-221530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT FRI APR 22 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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FORECASTER GR