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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU MAY 01 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.

GMZ089-011530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT THU MAY 01 2008

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES DOMINATES GULF THROUGH FRI NIGHT. COLD 
FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW GULF LATE SAT AND FROM THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO S TEXAS SUN AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE SE OF AREA MON.

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GMZ080-011530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT THU MAY 01 2008

.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 
8 FT.
.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT W OF 
FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-011530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT THU MAY 01 2008

.TODAY THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-011530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT THU MAY 01 2008

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT.
.SAT AND SUN...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS N WATERS.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ086-011530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT THU MAY 01 2008

.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. A FEWS SHOWERS 
NEAR FRONT.

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FORECASTER DGS