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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT WED APR 06 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. 

GMZ089-070330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT WED APR 06 2011

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO LOW PRES 
1016 MB AT 24N89W THEN TO 19N91W DISSIPATE LATE TONIGHT.  HIGH 
PRES RIDGE EXTEND ALONG 30N THROUGH MON PROMPT MODERATE TO FRESH 
S TO SE BREEZE W OF 95W INCREASING TO STRONG BREEZE FRI THROUGH 
SUN.  COLD FRONT ENTER NW GULF MON AND REACH FROM 29N90W TO 
20N97W LATE MON. 

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GMZ080-070330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT WED APR 06 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT....SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT THU NIGHT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT  
BUILDING TO 9 FT BY SUN.
.MON...SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.  
NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ082-070330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 PM CDT WED APR 06 2011

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT N OF 21N W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING 
TO 4 FT LATE.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE ALONG 
YUCATAN COAST AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 
TO 9 FT NW PART SUN AND MON.
.MON...SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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GMZ084-070330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 PM CDT WED APR 06 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT AND LOW PRES NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.  S OF FRONT AND LOW PRES SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 5 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 
TO 7 FT N PORTIONS SUN AND MON. 

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GMZ086-070330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT WED APR 06 2011

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT TONIGHT.
.THU THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT 
BUILDING TO 5 FT S OF 25N BY MON.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES