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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT WED APR 08 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.

GMZ089-090330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT WED APR 08 2009

.SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED ALONG 26N 
ALLOWING SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OVER THE W GULF TO SPREAD E OVER 
ENTIRE GULF THU IN ADVANCE OF WEAK FRONT STALLING ALONG THE 
TEXAS COAST FRI NIGHT INTO SAT. THE FRONT WILL DRIFT N OF AREA 
SAT NIGHT WITH ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST 
LATE SUN NIGHT...STALLING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO BAY OF 
CAMPECHE LATE MON NIGHT. 

$$
GMZ080-090330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT WED APR 08 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 
20 TO 25 KT W OF 94W THU. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 T0 7 FT.
.SUN AND MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND SECOND 
FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF FRONT.

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GMZ082-090330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT WED APR 08 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 23N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT 
NE PART FRI NIGHT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND 
FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.  

$$
GMZ084-090330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT WED APR 08 2009

.TONIGHT AND THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S OF 26N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT 
THROUGHOUT THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SE OF 
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND 
FRONT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ086-090330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT WED APR 08 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 
26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN SUBSIDING NW 
SWELL.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS TO 2 FT.
.SUN AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT EARLY MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON