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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT MON APR 14 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.

GMZ089-150330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT MON APR 14 2008

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG N WINDS WILL DIMINISH FROM THE W TO E THROUGH 
TUE WITH SE RETURN FLOW INCREASING OVER NW WATERS THU SPREADING 
E ACROSS ALL WATERS BY THU NIGHT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES OFF 
THE TEXAS COAST FRI MORNING AND MOVES ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF 
WATERS SAT.
  
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GMZ080-150330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT MON APR 14 2008

.TONIGHT...W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E 
OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
SE 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT WED AND TO 10 TO 25 KT WED NIGHT 
AND THU. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

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GMZ082-150330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT MON APR 14 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 95W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE 
TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BY SUNRISE.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE TUE 
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART FRI.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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GMZ084-150330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT MON APR 14 2008

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TUE 
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 
KT THU. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND 
FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NW WATERS FRI NIGHT INTO SAT.

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GMZ086-150330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT MON APR 14 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO 
NE TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW 
BEHIND FRONT EARLY SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.  

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FORECASTER NELSON