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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT MON APR 21 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.

GMZ089-211530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT MON APR 21 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT OVER THE EXTREME SE WATERS WILL 
MOVE SE OF AREA THIS AFTERNOON. EASTERLY RETURN FLOW WILL 
CONTINUE OVER THE W WATERS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. NE 
WINDS OVER THE E GULF WILL ALSO BECOME EASTERLY FRI.

$$
GMZ080-211530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT MON APR 21 2008

.TODAY THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

$$
GMZ082-211530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT MON APR 21 2008

.TODAY THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 
KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI NIGHT.

$$
GMZ084-211530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT MON APR 21 2008

.TODAY THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
E 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING 2 TO 4 FT FRI. S 
OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN 
COAST. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

$$
GMZ086-211530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT MON APR 21 2008

.TODAY THROUGH WED...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 
3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N.
  
$$
FORECASTER NELSON