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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT WED APR 16 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.

GMZ089-170330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT WED APR 16 2008

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE SOUTHEAST U.S. WILL MOVE EAST 
FRIDAY.  WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST FRIDAY AND BE 
OVER CENTRAL GULF WATERS SATURDAY AND BECOME DIFFUSE OVER EAST 
GULF SUNDAY AS A RIDGE STRENGTHEN OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST LATE 
SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

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GMZ080-170330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT WED APR 16 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
9 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT INCREASE SE WINDS 20 
THU AND SE 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT SHIFT TO NW TO N WINDS 20 KT W OF 
FRONT. SEAS 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISH TO SW 15 KT SAT. W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 
NE WINDS 15 KT EARLY SAT AND E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 
6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO SE TO S WINDS 20 KT LATE. SEAS 
5 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

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GMZ082-170330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT WED APR 16 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE 
TO SE WINDS 20 KT EARLY THU AND SE 20 TO 25 KT LATE THU. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 8 FT THU. 
.FRI...E OF FRONT SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO E TO SE WINDS 
10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. FAR NORTHWEST PART WINDS SHIFTING TO N 20 
KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. E OF FRONT E WINDS 
10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

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GMZ084-170330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT WED APR 16 2008

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. 
SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME S WINDS 15 KT FRI 
NIGHT AND S 10 KT SAT. WINDS SHIFT TO N 10 KT W OF COLD FRONT 
NORTHWEST PART SAT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT SAT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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GMZ086-170330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT WED APR 16 2008

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 
4 FT EXCEPT 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT BECOME SE 10 KT THU 
NIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT SHIFT SE THU NIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE TO WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT SAT. SEAS 3 FT N OF 26N AND 5 FT S OF 26N.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT 
N OF 27N.
  
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