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

GMZ089-092130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT THU APR 09 2009

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE OVER THE REGION AND TROUGH OVER TEXAS. THE 
TROUGH WILL MOVE EAST AND THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN WITH A BROAD 
TROUGH OVER THE GULF FRIDAY NIGHT. A RIDGE WILL BUILD NORTH OF 
THE AREA OVER THE EASTERN UNITED STATES AND MOVE EAST REACHING 
THE EAST COAST LATE SUNDAY. A TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER TEXAS 
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS 
COAST MONDAY REACHING SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA TO WESTERN BAY OF 
CAMPECHE LATE MONDAY.

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GMZ080-092130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT THU APR 09 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF 94W. SEAS 
6 TO 9 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 TO 
15 KT FRI NIGHT AND BECOME E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 6 TO 8 
FT FRI SUBSIDE TO 4 TO 5 FT SAT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT SUN EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. W OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ082-092130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT THU APR 09 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON...E OF FRONT SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 

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GMZ084-092130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT THU APR 09 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO S WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILD TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WIND 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SOUTHERLY 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME EAST WINDS 10 KT N OF 
26N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT DIMINISH TO 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO SE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT SUN EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO S TO SW WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ086-092130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT THU APR 09 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SOUTHERLY WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT DIMINISH TO 2 TO 3 FT SAT.
.SUN...E WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. 
SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO SE TO S WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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FORECASTER LL