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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 AM CDT WED APR 18 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-182130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT WED APR 18 2007

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM CENTRAL GULF COAST TO SOUTH TEXAS 
THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS THE GULF REACHING 
SOUTHEAST PART OF THE AREA THIS EVENING AND SOUTHEAST OF THE 
AREA TONIGHT.  HIGH PRES WILL BE N OF THE AREA THU THROUGH SAT.

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GMZ080-182130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT WED APR 18 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING 
W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND THE FRONT AND NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT E 
OF 94W AND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS W OF 94W TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-182130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT WED APR 18 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-182130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT WED APR 18 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. S OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N
10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-182130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
1030 AM CDT WED APR 18 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT.
.THU...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 
28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER LL