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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1026 AM EDT THU APR 6 2017

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.

GMZ001-070230-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1026 AM EDT THU APR 6 2017

.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE YUCATAN 
PENINSULA WILL SWEEP SE OF THE GULF TONIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL 
DIMINISH FRI AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE BASIN. SLY RETURN FLOW 
WILL INCREASE IN THE NW GULF SAT NIGHT AND SUN AHEAD OF DEVELOPING
LOW PRES ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS. FRESH TO STRONG E WINDS WILL 
SPREAD ACROSS THE GULF MON AS THE FRONT NEARS THE TEXAS COAST. 

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GMZ011-070230-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
1026 AM EDT THU APR 6 2017

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 

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GMZ013-070230-
N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
1026 AM EDT THU APR 6 2017

.TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 

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GMZ015-070230-
NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
1026 AM EDT THU APR 6 2017

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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GMZ017-070230-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
1026 AM EDT THU APR 6 2017

.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 

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GMZ019-070230-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
1026 AM EDT THU APR 6 2017

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 F