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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT WED APR 07 2010

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. 

GMZ089-071530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT WED APR 07 2010

.SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE OVER NORTHERN GULF WILL MOVE E AS
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS EVENING 
AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THU 
THEN MOVE SE OF THE AREA FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS 
AREA IN WAKE OF FRONT.

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GMZ080-071530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT WED APR 07 2010
  
.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT THU NIGHT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG 
AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 
94W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-071530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT WED APR 07 2010

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.T0NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
SUBSIDING 7 TO 9 FT THU NIGHT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND E OF FRONT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 
21N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-071530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
430 AM CDT WED APR 07 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 
TO 15 KT N OF 24N TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.FRI...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E FRI 
NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT. E OF FRONT 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-071530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
430 AM CDT WED APR 07 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW JUST AHEAD OF 
FRONT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT THU NIGHT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND 
AHEAD OF FRONT.
.FRI...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E 
OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS E OF FRONT.
.SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS