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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT WED APR 23 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.

GMZ089-231530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT WED APR 23 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A N TO S RIDGE ALONG 88W WILL SHIFT E OF AREA THU. 
SE RETURN FLOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL SPREAD E ACROSS THE 
WATERS E OF 88W THU NIGHT AND FRI. A COLD FRONT ACCOMPANIED BY 
STRONG N WINDS IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST MID DAY 
SUN AND REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE 
SUNRISE MON.

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GMZ080-231530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT WED APR 23 2008

.TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS SW WATERS TODAY.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S SAT NIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 25 BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ082-231530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT WED APR 23 2008

.TODAY THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WED EXCEPT 
NE TO E NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
NW WATERS TODAY. 
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING N 20 TO 25 KT 
NW WATERS LATE SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND 
FRONT SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT SUN.

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GMZ084-231530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT WED APR 23 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT LOCALLY 15 
TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT 
JUST AHEAD OF FRONT SUN. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT SUN.

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GMZ086-231530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT WED APR 23 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR 
LESS. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 28N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 28N E TO 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...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 3 TO 5 FT.
  
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FORECASTER NELSON