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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT MON APR 13 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.

GMZ089-140330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT MON APR 13 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE NW GULF WILL REACH FROM THE 
FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SUNRISE TUE...FROM THE 
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO YUCATAN PENINSULA SUNSET TUE...THEN STALL 
OVER THE SE WATERS WED LOSING IDENTITY THU. HIGH PRESSURE WILL 
BUILD OVER GULF IN WAKE OF FRONT THROUGH SAT.

$$
GMZ080-140330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT MON APR 13 2009

.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

$$
GMZ082-140330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT MON APR 13 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT DIMINISHING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT WED NIGHT AND 20 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT 
BUILDING
4 TO 6 FT FRI AND 6 TO 9 FT SAT.
 
$$
GMZ084-140330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT MON APR 13 2009

.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 10 
TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

$$
GMZ086-140330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT MON APR 13 2009

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO 
N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.WED THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT 
THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT FRI. 

$$
FORECASTER NELSON