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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT TUE APR 05 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. 

GMZ089-060330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT TUE APR 05 2011

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTEND FROM TAMPA FLORIDA TO 20N94W TO 
17N94W REACH FROM KEY WEST FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN EARLY TONIGHT 
AND DISSIPATE E OF GULF LATE TONIGHT.  HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER SW N 
ATLC PROMPT FRESH TO STRONG E TO SE BREEZE THU AND FRI SHIFTING 
S WEST OF 90W SUN.

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GMZ080-060330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT TUE APR 05 2011

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING SE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT....SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT SAT 
AND SUN. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT BY SUN.

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GMZ082-060330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 PM CDT TUE APR 05 2011

.TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NW 
OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT S OF 22N W OF 94W. 
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 5 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 LATE SAT 
AND SUN. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT N OF 22N SUN.

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GMZ084-060330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 PM CDT TUE APR 05 2011

.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. HIGHER WIND AND SEAS NEAR 
NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE THU 
THROUGH FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 FT FRI. 
.SAT AND SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 

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GMZ086-060330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT TUE APR 05 2011

.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 
15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 LATE. SE OF FRONT S 
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. HIGHER WIND AND SEAS NEAR NUMEROUS 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING SE WED NIGHT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT WED NIGHT.
.THU THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT S OF 25N 
SUN.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES