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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SAT APR 19 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.

GMZ089-192130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT SAT APR 19 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY 
OF CAMPECHE WILL SLOW TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE OVER THE SOUTHEAST 
WATERS SUN NIGHT AND MON. SE RETURN FLOW MON THROUGH WED W OF 
88W WITH LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS E OF 88W.

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GMZ080-192130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SAT APR 19 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE.
.SUN THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. 

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GMZ082-192130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT APR 19 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
E TO SE LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE.
.SUN THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-192130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT SAT APR 19 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N 
OF 25N SE OF FRONT S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 29N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 29N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT
OR LESS. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-192130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT SAT APR 19 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
DIMINISHING 5 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
  
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FORECASTER LL