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FZNT24 KNHC 252035
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT MON APR 25 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. 

GMZ089-260330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011

.SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH SE WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE 
REGION THROUGH TUE. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST 
WED AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE 
THU...THEN DISSIPATE AS A STATIONARY FRONT IN THE SE GULF FRI.

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GMZ080-260330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT TUE 
NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 
KT WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT AND SHIFTING NW TO N BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS E OF FRONT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-260330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011

.TONIGHT AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N 
OF 21N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N.
.TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 
KT WED NIGHT AND BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 
6 TO 9 FT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 21N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 
21N WED NIGHT AND THU. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-260330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E OF 88W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 4 FT. W OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...E OF 88W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 
5 TO 7 FT LATE. W OF 88W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS E OF FRONT.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-260330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...N OF 27N AHEAD OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. S OF 27N AHEAD OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. BEHIND FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER MUNDELL