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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SAT MAY 03 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.

GMZ089-031530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT SAT MAY 03 2008

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW GULF LATER TODAY 
AND EXTEND FROM NW FLORIDA TO S TEXAS LATE SUN AND THEN MOVES SE 
OF AREA MON WITH HIGH PRES BUILDING THROUGH TUE THEN MOVES E WED.

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GMZ080-031530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SAT MAY 03 2008

.TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE 15 
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.
.WED...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF
94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-031530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SAT MAY 03 2008

.TODAY THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 
94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-031530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT SAT MAY 03 2008

.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT AND 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.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-031530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT SAT MAY 03 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 THROUGH MON...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
NW 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS