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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI MAY 02 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.

GMZ089-021530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT FRI MAY 02 2008

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

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GMZ080-021530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT FRI MAY 02 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE 20 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-021530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT FRI MAY 02 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-021530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT FRI MAY 02 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  

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GMZ086-021530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT FRI MAY 02 2008

.TODAY...N OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N 
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW 
10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT EARLY MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 

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FORECASTER DGS