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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT THU APR 08 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. 

GMZ089-090930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT THU APR 08 2010

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO 22N93W TO 18N94W WILL 
REACH FROM 26N82W TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA FRI AFTERNOON...THEN  
MOVE E OF THE GULF FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS GULF 
STATES WITH E FRESH BREEZE ACROSS AREA THROUGH TUE.

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GMZ080-090930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT THU APR 08 2010
  
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING 
TO 3 TO 6 FT LATE.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 
KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT MON NIGHT.

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GMZ082-090930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT THU APR 08 2010

.TONIGHT...E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE AND DIMINISHING 
TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT 
LATE.  SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT 
TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE TUE. 

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GMZ084-090930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
1030 PM CDT THU APR 08 2010

.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 
TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TUE.

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GMZ086-090930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
1030 PM CDT THU APR 08 2010

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SW JUST AHEAD OF 
FRONT THEN BECOME NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 
TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT S OF 
26N TUE NIGHT.

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FORECASTER AL