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FZNT24 KNHC 262055
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT TUE APR 26 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. 

GMZ089-270330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE ALONG 29N WILL SLOWLY SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH 
WED NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST. THE FRONT 
WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THU 
THEN DISSIPATE FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL FRI. HIGH 
PRES WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS FRI AND SAT 
ALLOWING SE RETURN FLOW TO SET UP OVER THE WESTERN GULF.

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GMZ080-270330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 
KT WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO 
E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-270330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

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

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GMZ084-270330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

.TONIGHT AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING
TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N BEHIND OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT . SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AND SHIFTING NE 
BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-270330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

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

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FORECASTER MUNDELL