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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
430 PM CDT MON APR 09 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-100330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT MON APR 09 2007

.SYNOPSIS...A WARM FRONT EXTENDS FROM 27N82W TO LOW PRES NEAR 
27N95W 1014 MB WITH A TROUGH CONTINUING S TO 19N94W. THE LOW 
WILL MOVE INLAND TX LATE TONIGHT WHILE THE WARM FRONT MOVES 
SLOWLY N OVER NE WATERS TUE AND WED. SLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THU 
AND FRI IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW WATERS 
LATE FRI NIGHT AMD MOVING TO THE EASTERN WATERS SUNRISE SUN.

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GMZ080-100330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT MON APR 09 2007

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WILL GRADUALLY BECOME S TO 
SW BY SUNRISE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF RAIN N OF 28N.
.TUE THROUGH WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A FEW 
SHOWERS.
.WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 
KT BEHIND FRONT AROUND SUNRISE SAT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT FRI BUILDING 
TO 7 TO 10 FT SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. 

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GMZ082-100330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT MON APR 09 2007

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS N PART EARLY.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT THU 
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 30 KT 
BEHIND FRONT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT SAT 
NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ084-100330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT MON APR 09 2007

.TONIGHT AND TUE...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
7 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS 
OF RAIN AND EMBEDDED SHOWERS N OF 28N.
.TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU 
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS N PART.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 30 KT SAT 
NIGHT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ086-100330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
430 PM CDT MON APR 09 2007

.TONIGHT AND TUE...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT 
TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WIDESPREAD RAIN AND EMBEDDED SHOWERS N OF 
28N.
.TUE NIGHT...N OF 29N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
S OF 29N SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS 
EXTREME N PART. 
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A FEW SHOWERS 
NE WATERS.
.THU AND FRI...SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 25 KT BEHIND FRONT 
SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT N OF FRONT.

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FORECASTER NELSON