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

GMZ089-140330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT TUE APR 13 2010

.SYNOPSIS...SURFACE HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE NE CONUS EXTENDS 
A RIDGE ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF OF MEXICO. THE SFC HIGH WILL 
DRIFT S AND STRENGTHEN INCREASING WINDS ACROSS THE GULF WATERS 
BY WED...THEN SLIDE SE INTO SW ATLC THU AND FRI WITH DIMINISHING 
WINDS AND SUBSIDING SEAS FRI AND SAT.

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GMZ080-140330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT TUE APR 13 2010
  
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E 
SWELL.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN 
E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT. 
.SUN...E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 
95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-140330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT TUE APR 13 2010

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
S OF 24N AND W OF 95W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 24N 
AND W OF 95W.
.WED THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT N WINDS 10 
KT S OF 24N AND W OF 95W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 
6 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 24N AND W OF 95W.
.THU NIGHT...N OF 21N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE 
SWELL. S OF 21N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 
FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT. S OF 21N N TO NE 
WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT SAT.
.SUN...N OF 21N E OF 96W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE 
SWELL.

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GMZ084-140330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
430 PM CDT TUE APR 13 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT 
BUILDING TO 9 TO 11 FT WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT.
.FRI...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. 
N 
OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S 
OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.

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GMZ086-140330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
430 PM CDT TUE APR 13 2010

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...HIGHER IN THE 
GULF STREAM.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 
10 FT...HIGHER IN THE GULF STREAM. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.   
.FRI...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...HIGHER IN THE GULF STREAM.
.SAT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.
.SUN..N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER GR