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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI APR 25 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.

GMZ089-251530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT FRI APR 25 2008

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGING ALONG THE N GULF COAST WILL SHIFT 
E. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST MIDDAY SUN. GUSTS TO 
GALE FORCE POSSIBLE WEST OF THE FRONT OVER THE W PORTION OF THE 
SW WATERS. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM 
FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE BY MIDDAY MON...THEN MOVE 
SE OF THE GULF MON NIGHT. HIGH PRES REBUILDS OVER THE N GULF 
LATE MON INTO TUE.

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GMZ080-251530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT FRI APR 25 2008

.TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT.
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 
30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT W OF 
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE TO E AND 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE MON. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT 
EARLY...THEN SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
SE PART EARLY.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST S OF 
27N.

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GMZ082-251530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT FRI APR 25 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND MON...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 
KT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE FAR W PART LATE SUN INTO MON. SEAS 
BUILDING 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST FAR W PART. SE OF FRONT NE TO E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.  
.TUE...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW
SWELL. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN 
RESIDUAL NE SWELL.

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GMZ084-251530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT FRI APR 25 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT
S OF 25N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 25N.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
INCREASING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE SUN FAR NW PART. 
SEAS 2 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT SUN. S OF 26N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE AND 
DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT
FAR N PART. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT S OF 25N...3 TO 5 FT FROM 25N TO 29N
AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 29N.

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GMZ086-251530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT FRI APR 25 2008

.TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 
OCCASIONALLY 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N AND 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N.
 
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FORECASTER LL