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FZNT24 KNHC 291405
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT FRI APR 29 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. 

GMZ089-292130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
1030 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2011

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM SW FLORIDA TO WESTERN BAY OF 
CAMPECHE WILL DISSIPATE FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO YUCATAN CHANNEL 
TONIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE E ACROSS NORTHERN WATERS TONIGHT 
AND SAT ALLOWING SE RETURN FLOW TO QUICKLY BECOME ESTABLISHED IN 
WESTERN GULF. A DEEP LOW PRES TROUGH REACHES THE COAST AS A COLD 
FRONT SUN NIGHT.

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GMZ080-292130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT W OF 94W 
TONIGHT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT W OF 94W.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 
27N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST W OF 94W.
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E 
OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-292130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E TO NE 
NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...N OF 21N SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT. S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF 93W N TO 
NE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 21N...AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N.
.TUE...E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 
15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.

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GMZ084-292130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W    
1030 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...N OF 27N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. 
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.
.TUE...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SE OF 
FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ086-292130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1240 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...N OF 27N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT BECOMING N 10 KT W OF FRONT. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 

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FORECASTER MUNDELL/DGS