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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU APR 03 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.

GMZ089-031530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT THU APR 03 2008

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE OVER THE AREA WILL STRENGTHEN TODAY AND 
TONIGHT THEN WEAKEN IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE 
OFF THE TEXAS COAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA 
PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE SATURDAY AND BECOME STATIONARY. 
FRONT WILL WEAKEN SATURDAY AND SUNDAY BECOMING DIFFUSE MON.

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GMZ080-031530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT THU APR 03 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO SE TO S WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON AND S WINDS 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 FT 
TODAY AND 5 FT TONIGHT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 
TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO NE WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

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GMZ082-031530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT THU APR 03 2008

.TODAY THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO SE TO S 
WINDS 20 KT TONIGHT THEN DECREASING TO SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE 
FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. E OF 
FRONT S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-031530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT THU APR 03 2008

.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 
TO S 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...N OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S 
OF FRONT S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...S OF 27N S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N VARIABLE
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-031530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT THU APR 03 2008

.TODAY...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N 
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO S WINDS 
10 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN AND MON...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER LL