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

GMZ089-220330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT MON APR 21 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE SE WATERS WILL MOVE 
SE OF AREA THIS EVENING. RIDGE OVER THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES 
THROUGH SATURDAY.

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GMZ080-220330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT MON APR 21 2008

.TONIGHT AND TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 6 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-220330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT MON APR 21 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-220330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT MON APR 21 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 
TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-220330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT MON APR 21 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT S OF 25N.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
  
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FORECASTER LL