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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
430 PM CDT SUN APR 08 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-090330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT SUN APR 08 2007

.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE MS DELTA THROUGH WEAK LOW 
PRES AT 27N93W WITH THE TROUGH CONTINUING S TO 20N95W. THE LOW 
PRES IS EXPECTED TO DRIFT W OVER SE TX ON MON WITH THE TROUGH 
MOVING N AND DISSIPATING OVER THE NORTHERN COASTAL PLAINS MON 
NIGHT. THE FLOW BECOMES SLY THROUGHOUT THE GULF THE REMAINDER OF 
THE PERIOD IN RESPONSE TO A SERIES OF COLD FRONTS THAT WILL 
STALL OVER THE TX COASTAL PLAINS THU AND FRI NIGHT.

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GMZ080-090330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT SUN APR 08 2007

.TONIGHT...S OF 27N E OF 93W SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
WIDESPREAD RAIN WITH EMBEDDED TSTMS. 
.MON...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH 
EMBEDDED SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS NEAR TX COAST. 

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GMZ082-090330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SUN APR 08 2007

.TONIGHT...W OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN 
N SWELL. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS NW WATERS.
.MON THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-090330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT SUN APR 08 2007

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. AREAS 
OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED SHOWERS N PART.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART.
.WED AND THU...SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 29N WED. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ086-090330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
430 PM CDT SUN APR 08 2007

.TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS N OF 28N.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N PART.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N PART WED.

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FORECASTER NELSON