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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT FRI MAR 28 2008

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.

GMZ089-290330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT FRI MAR 28 2008

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST THIS AFTERNOON WILL 
GRADUALLY WEAKEN TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT AND THEN STRENGTHEN 
ON SUN AND MON. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN ON TUE AND WED AS A FRONT
APPROACHES THE GULF STATES. 

$$
GMZ080-290330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT FRI MAR 28 2008

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DECREASING TO 10 KT LATE.  
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N OF 
29N. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

$$
GMZ082-290330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT FRI MAR 28 2008

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST 
NW PART.
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 

$$
GMZ084-290330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT FRI MAR 28 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 
27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 
TO 7 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT.
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
OR TSTMS N OF 29N. 

$$
GMZ086-290330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT FRI MAR 28 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 10 FT 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.TUE...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N OF 27N AND 3 
TO 4 FT S OF 27N.

$$
FORECASTER COBB