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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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.

GMZ089-040330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT SAT MAY 03 2008

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT FROM 30N92W TO 27N97W WILL EXTEND 
FROM NW FLORIDA TO S TEXAS SUN NIGHT...THEN MOVE E OF AREA MON. 
RIDGE WILL EXTEND ALONG THE NRN GULF TUE THROUGH THU.

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GMZ080-040330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT SAT MAY 03 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING NE 
15 KT BEHIND FRONT SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND THU...W OF 94W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. E OF
94W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-040330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SAT MAY 03 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND THU...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 
FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-040330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT SAT MAY 03 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 
FT. NW OF FRONT  NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E WIND 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 4 FT. SE OF FRONT N OF 25N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ086-040330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT SAT MAY 03 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 
KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT BEHIND 
FRONT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT MON. SEAS 4 
TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT MON AND MON NIGHT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES