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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT SUN APR 19 2009

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.

GMZ089-200330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT SUN APR 19 2009

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT ENTERING NW GULF TONIGHT EXTEND FROM 
30N84W TO 22N87W LATE MON THEN MOVE SE OF AREA TUE.  RIDGE BUILD 
BEHIND FRONT ALONG 28N THROUGH FRI.

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GMZ080-200330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT SUN APR 19 2009

.TONIGHT AND MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE 
LATE. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDE TO 2 FT LATE. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 15 KT THU AND 
FRI. SEAS 2 FT BUILD TO 5 FT FRI.

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GMZ082-200330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SUN APR 19 2009

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N OF 22N W OF 92W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 
20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 
KT. W OF 92W LATE. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

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GMZ084-200330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT SUN APR 19 2009

.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME W AT 15 KT BEHIND 
FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N. 
.MON NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
E OF FRONT S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.TUE THROUGH WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT BECOME NE AT 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...E WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT S OF 25N LATE.  SEAS 5 FT 
BUILD TO 8 FT LATE.

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GMZ086-200330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT SUN APR 19 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N.
.MON...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N OF 27N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N OF 27N NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  S OF 27N E 
WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE THU AND TO 25 KT FRI. SEAS 5 
FT BUILD TO 9 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA FRI. 

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES