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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT MON APR 12 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. 

GMZ089-121530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT MON APR 12 2010

.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH EXTEND FROM FLORIDA KEYS TO 24N87W WILL 
DISSIPATE LATER TODAY. HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS THE NE U.S. WILL 
MOVE S MON THROUGH THU AND THEN ALONG THE NE GULF COAST FRI WITH 
INCREASING E WINDS TONIGHT THROUGH THU THEN DECREASE FRI.

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GMZ080-121530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT MON APR 12 2010
  
.TODAY THROUGH WED...E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE 
AND WED. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT MON BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE TUE.
.THU AND FRI...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT THU BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT 
FRI. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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GMZ082-121530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT MON APR 12 2010

.TODAY THROUGH WED...N OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING 
E 20 KT. TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 21N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL.
.THU AND FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THU BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT 
FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL N 
OF 21N FRI.

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GMZ084-121530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
430 AM CDT MON APR 12 2010

.TODAY THROUGH WED...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 
20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT THROUGH WED. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 
8 FT WED. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT MON 
NIGHT...THEN 20 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT BECOMING E 25 TO 30 KT WED 
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT LATE WED.
.THU AND FRI...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE FRI. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 26N AND 9 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL S OF 
26N.

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GMZ086-121530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
430 AM CDT MON APR 12 2010

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S HALF.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT... 
AND TO 30 KT S OF 25N WED NIGHT AND THU. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT 
THEN 8 TO 12 FT LATE WED...EXCEPT HIGHER STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.FRI...N OF 26N WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 
FT. S OF 26N E WINDS DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 7 
TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.

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FORECASTER DGS