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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT SAT APR 23 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. 

GMZ089-240930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT SAT APR 23 2011

.SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH SE WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE 
REGION THROUGH TUE. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST 
WED AND EXTEND FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THU.

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GMZ080-240930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT SAT APR 23 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 
FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 
TO 8 FT.
.WED...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 9 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF FRONT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 
7 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE.

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GMZ082-240930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 PM CDT SAT APR 23 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT 
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT BAY OF CAMPECHE. 
.WED AND THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ084-240930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
1030 PM CDT SAT APR 23 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE..SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT SHIFTING N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 
5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF FRONT.

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GMZ086-240930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT SAT APR 23 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT LATE. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS E OF FRONT.

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FORECASTER MUNDELL