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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU APR 09 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.

GMZ089-091530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT THU APR 09 2009

.SYNOPSIS...S RETURN FLOW OVER W GULF SPREAD E OVER ENTIRE GULF 
TODAY IN ADVANCE OF WEAK FRONT STALLING ALONG TEXAS SE COAST FRI 
NIGHT.  REMNANTS OF FRONT DRIFT NW OF AREA SAT NIGHT WITH SECOND 
COLD FRONT MOVING OFF TEXAS COAST EARLY MON STALLING FROM 
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE MON NIGHT. 

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GMZ080-091530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT THU APR 09 2009

.TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT W OF 
94W. SEAS 7 FT BUILD TO 10 FT W OF 94W TONIGHT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW OF FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
SE OF FRONT SE WIND 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND SECOND FRONT. SEAS 7 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF FRONT.
.MON...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN S SWELL. 

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GMZ082-091530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT THU APR 09 2009

.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 94W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 
5 FT...HIGHEST NE PART.
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFT N BEHIND FRONT LATE 
SUN AND MON. SEAS 8 FT.  

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GMZ084-091530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT THU APR 09 2009

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...W OF 88W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF 88W SE TO S 
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...NW OF FRONT E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SE OF FRONT SE 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT 
LATE MON. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ086-091530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT THU APR 09 2009

.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT MON. 
SEAS 4 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES