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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT MON MAR 31 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.

GMZ089-010930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2008

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG THE N GULF OF MEXICO COAST WILL WEAKEN 
THROUGH WED THEN STRENGTHEN SLIGHTLY THU AND MOVE S TO THE 
CENTRAL GULF BY FRI. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE THE TEXAS
COAST FRI...AND REACH FROM THE W FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE ERN
BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT.

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GMZ080-010930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2008

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT IN NW SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ082-010930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2008

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW
10 KT LATE. SEAS 3  TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ084-010930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2008

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-010930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 
26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT TUE 
AFTERNOON AND TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E 
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE
AREA.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
ENTIRE AREA.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE.

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FORECASTER SANDOVAL/AGUIRRE