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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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.

GMZ089-050330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM 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 LATER TONIGHT. 
THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 
25N92W TO 19N96W SAT AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL BECOME STATIONARY 
SAT NIGHT...MOVE N ON SUN...AND BECOME DIFFUSE ON MON. SOUTHERLY 
FLOW WILL RETURN OVER THE ENTIRE GULF ON TUE AND WED.  

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GMZ080-050330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT FRI APR 04 2008

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT SHIFTING TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF 
FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 
TO E WINDS 15 KT SAT NIGHT. 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 AND SUN NIGHT...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 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-050330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT FRI APR 04 2008

.TONIGHT AND SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. E 
OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 T0 4 FT.   
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-050330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT FRI APR 04 2008

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 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 6 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF FRONT E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 
FRONT S TO SE 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 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-050330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT FRI APR 04 2008

.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 3 TO 5 FT.  
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...N OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE TO E 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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