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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT MON APR 19 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. 

GMZ089-191530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT MON APR 19 2010

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE E 
REACHING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE UPPER MEXICAN COAST EARLY TUE 
BEFORE DISSIPATING. WEAK RIDGE ACROSS THE AREA TUE AND WED WILL 
MOVE E WITH INCREASING SLY WINDS IN THE W GULF THU AND FRI.

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GMZ080-191530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT MON APR 19 2010

.TODAY TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  

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GMZ082-191530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT MON APR 19 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 
KT NEAR THE COAST OF YUCATAN IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 21N AND 2 
TO 4 FT S OF 21N.
 
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GMZ084-191530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
430 AM CDT MON APR 19 2010

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E 
TO SE 10 TO 15 KT S OF 26N WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT LATE.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ086-191530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
430 AM CDT MON APR 19 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. S OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT. N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS