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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT WED APR 09 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.

GMZ089-100330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT WED APR 09 2008

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF AREA WILL MAINTAIN BRISK E TO SE 
WINDS AHEAD A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO NW WATERS LATE FRI. THE 
FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO BAY OF CAMPECHE 
SUNRISE LATE SAT AND MOVE SE OF AREA MIDDAY SUN. STRONG N WINDS 
IN WAKE OF FRONT WILL RELAX NW WATERS SUN NIGHT AND REMAINING 
WATERS MON.
 
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GMZ080-100330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT WED APR 09 2008

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BY SUNRISE.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 
TO 20 KT THU NIGHT.  SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.FRI THROUGH MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE 
20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT 
AND VARIABLE 10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 
FT SUN NIGHT AND 3 TO 5 FT MON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.

$$
GMZ082-100330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT WED APR 09 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 
FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 
TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... 
EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT W OF 95W SUN. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING 7 TO 11 
FT SUN AND MON. SE OF FRONT WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

$$
GMZ084-100330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT WED APR 09 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.MON...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. 

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GMZ086-100330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT WED APR 09 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N THROUGH TONIGHT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 
KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON