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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT TUE APR 14 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.

GMZ089-150330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT TUE APR 14 2009

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM FLORIDA 30N84W TO 21N95W MOVE TO SW 
FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT...ALONG YUCATAN CHANNEL WED 
AND STALL THERE AND DISSIPATE THU.  HIGH PRES BUILD OVER GULF 
BEHIND FRONT THROUGH FRI AND MOVE OVER FLORIDA SAT. SECOND COLD 
FRONT ENTER GULF EARLY SUN AND REACH 30N85W TO 19N92W LATE SUN.

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GMZ080-150330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT TUE APR 14 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 
FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
NW OF FRONT  NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.   

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GMZ082-150330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT TUE APR 14 2009

.TONIGHT AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND COLD 
FRONT. SEAS 7 FT BUILD TO 9 FT BEHIND COLD FRONT LATE.   

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GMZ084-150330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT TUE APR 14 2009

.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH SUN...N OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
S OF 25N SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
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GMZ086-150330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT TUE APR 14 2009

.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES