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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT FRI APR 04 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.

GMZ089-042130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT FRI APR 04 2008

.SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY WINDS COVER THE ENTIRE GULF IN ADVANCE OF 
A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS EVENING. 
THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE MISSISSIPPI COAST TO 25N92W TO 
19N96W SAT AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL BECOME STATIONARY SAT NIGHT 
AND MOVE N SUN AND BECOME DIFFUSE ON MON. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL 
RETURN OVER THE ENTIRE GULF ON TUE.  

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GMZ080-042130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT FRI APR 04 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E 
OF FRONT SW TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-042130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI APR 04 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 T0 4 FT.   

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GMZ084-042130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT FRI APR 04 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...N OF FRONT E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF FRONT S WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...S OF 27N S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N NE TO E 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-042130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT FRI APR 04 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 
TO 25 KT OVER THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST 
OVER THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
.MON...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
27N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE... N OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N 
SE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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FORECASTER CAB