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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT WED APR 01 2009

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 WED APR 01 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE 
BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL BEGIN TO MOVE N TODAY AS A RIDGE BUILDS W 
ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS. REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL MOVE N OF 
AREA THU AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST REACHING FROM 
FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO E BAY OF CAMPECHE THU NIGHT...THEN STALLING 
OVER THE SE GULF WATERS FRI NIGHT. SOME REMNANTS OF THIS SECOND 
FRONT WILL MOVE N SAT IN ADVANCE OF A THIRD COLD FRONT MOVING 
OFF THE TEXAS COAST SUNRISE SUN REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG 
BEND TO BAY OF CAMPECHE SUNRISE 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 WED APR 01 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE EARLY 
TONIGHT AND S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT BY SUNRISE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS W PART. 
.THU...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 
KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT LATE SAT 
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF FRONT.

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GMZ082-011530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT WED APR 01 2009

.TODAY...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SE OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 
KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ084-011530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT WED APR 01 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING 
TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 28N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING NW 20 KT 
BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.FRI...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 
TO 10 LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. SE OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
N PART.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW 25 TO 30 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS N OF 27N E OF FRONT.

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GMZ086-011530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT WED APR 01 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SW TO W 
15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT LATE. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON