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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI APR 16 2010

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. 

GMZ089-161530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT FRI APR 16 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE SE U.S. WILL MOVE SE INTO THE 
ATLC LATER TODAY WITH DIMINISHING WINDS AND SUBSIDING SEAS.
TROUGH WILL DEVELOP IN THE SW GULF FRI EXTEND FROM THE SE GULF 
INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN SAT TO ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA SUN. 
A WEAK COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF 
COASTAL PLAINS SUN. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BEHIND THE FRONT 
THROUGH TUE.

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GMZ080-161530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT FRI APR 16 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 T0 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT 
IN E SWELL.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ082-161530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT FRI APR 16 2010

.TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 22N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...DIMINISHING TO 4 TO 5 FT SAT. S OF 22N N 
TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 22N AND 1 
TO 3 FT S OF 22N. 
.MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ084-161530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
430 AM CDT FRI APR 16 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING 
TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT 
FRI NIGHT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 
10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N...AND 2 TO 
4 FT N OF 25N. 
.MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N OF 27N...AND
2 TO 4 FT S OF 27N.

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GMZ086-161530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
430 AM CDT FRI APR 16 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA. SEAS SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT FRI NIGHT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N 
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 
25N...AND 1 TO 3 FT N OF 25N.
.SUN AND MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 
25N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS