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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE APR 08 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.

GMZ089-081530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT TUE APR 08 2008

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH EXTENDS FROM S FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN 
PENINSULA WILL MOVE SE OF AREA BY THIS EVENING. HIGH PRES 
RIDGING EXTENDS FROM THE MID-ATLC REGION INTO THE AREA 
THROUGH THU. SE FLOW INCREASES THU AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT 
WHICH WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS AND LOUISIANA COASTS FRI AND 
EXTEND FROM S-CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO S TEXAS BY LATE FRI...AND 
FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA 25N90W TO 20N96W LATE SAT. 
 
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GMZ080-081530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT TUE APR 08 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING 15 
TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU 
NIGHT.  SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 
TO 25 KT W OF FRONT LATE FRI AND SAT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT FRI.

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GMZ082-081530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT TUE APR 08 2008

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.   
.TONIGHT AND WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 
9 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT N OF 21N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N. 
.SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SE 
OF FRONT VARIABLE NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ084-081530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT TUE APR 08 2008

.TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT...BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE. 
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-081530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT TUE APR 08 2008

.TODAY THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT.
.WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT.

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FORECASTER COBB