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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-012130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT WED APR 01 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N87W TO 26N91W TO 1007 MB LOW 
PRES 22N94W TO THE W BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE N 
TODAY AS A RIDGE BUILDS W ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS. REMNANTS OF 
THE FRONT WILL MOVE N OF AREA THU AS ANOTHER 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 PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN 
EVENING.

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GMZ080-012130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT WED APR 01 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING 
SE EARLY TONIGHT AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 W OF 94W. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W PART. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING W TO NW WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING N TO NE W PART LATE. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT FRI 
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS E OF FRONT.

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GMZ082-012130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT WED APR 01 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...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...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF FRONT AND SHIFTING TO NE TO E 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.  SEAS 4 TO 6 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 TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT 
W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT W OF FRONT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ084-012130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT WED APR 01 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 W TO NW BEHIND 
FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 
WINDS 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT 
LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 
5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N E OF FRONT.

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GMZ086-012130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT WED APR 01 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON 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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE.
.FRI...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SE 
OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE LATE. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK