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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT THU APR 7 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. 

GMZ089-072130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT THU APR 7 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL EXTENDING W ACROSS NE GULF WILL 
INTENSIFY SE TO S FLOW W OF 90W SAT AND SUN. A WEAK COLD FRONT 
WILL REACH THE NW GULF EARLY MON AND EXTEND FROM NEW ORLEANS TO 
NEAR 28N97W MON EVENING. 

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GMZ080-072130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT THU APR 7 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT W OF 94W AND 4 TO 5 FT E OF 94W. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.MON...SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.  
NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE BY AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ082-072130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 AM CDT THU APR 7 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 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. 

$$
GMZ084-072130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
1030 AM CDT THU APR 7 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 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. 

$$
GMZ086-072130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT THU APR 7 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT S OF 25N MON.

$$
FORECASTER MUNDELL