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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1056 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2014

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.

GMZ001-050300-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1056 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2014

.SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH RETURN FLOW WILL PERSIST AHEAD OF
A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS LATER
TODAY...STALLING FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NE
MEXICO TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE NW AS A WARM FRONT THROUGH
SUN LATE THEN WILL QUICKLY MOVE E ACROSS THE GULF AS A
STRONG COLD FRONT SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE. A REINFORCING SURGE OF
COLD AIR WILL USHER IN FRESH TO STRONG WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT
TUE. 

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GMZ011-050300-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
1056 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2014

.TODAY...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING NW TO
N LATE. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 1 TO 2 FT
LATE. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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GMZ013-050300-
N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
1056 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2014

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS...
BECOMING 1 TO 2 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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GMZ015-050300-
NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
1056 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2014

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS...
BECOMING 1 TO 2 FT LATE. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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GMZ017-050300-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
1056 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2014

.TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS...
BECOMING 1 TO 2 FT LATE. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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GMZ019-050300-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
1056 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2014

.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS...
BECOMING 1 TO 2 FT LATE. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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GMZ021-050300-
E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-
1056 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2014

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS...
BECOMING 1 TO 2 FT LATE. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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GMZ023-050300-
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-
1056 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2014

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS...
BECOMING 1 TO 2 FT LATE. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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GMZ025-050300-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
1056 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2014

.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS...
BECOMING 1 TO 2 FT LATE. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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FORECASTER DGS