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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT FRI APR 16 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. 

GMZ089-170330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT FRI APR 16 2010

.SYNOPSIS...WINDS AND SEAS ARE BEGINNING TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE 
GULF REGION AS HIGH PRES MOVES INTO THE SW ATLC. TROUGH OVER THE 
FAR SW WATERS WILL ELONGATE EASTWARD INTO THE SE GULF AND 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO NW CARIBBEAN SEA SAT AND SUN. A WEAK COLD 
FRONT IS FORECAST TO DROP INTO THE FAR NORTHERN PORTION SUN... 
AND EVENTUALLY MERGE WITH THE TROUGH OVER THE SOUTHERN WATERS 
MON. THE TROUGH WILL THEN SHIFT E OF THE AREA LATE MON INTO TUE 
AS WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL GULF.

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GMZ080-170330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT FRI APR 16 2010

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 T0 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 27N... 
AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT 
IN E SWELL.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 
TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ082-170330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT FRI APR 16 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL...DIMINISHING TO 4 TO 5 FT SAT. S OF 
22N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N 
OF 22N...AND 1 TO 3 FT S OF 22N. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE 
SWELL. 

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GMZ084-170330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
430 PM CDT FRI APR 16 2010

.TONIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 
20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE.
FROM 25N TO 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 28N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WINDS AND
SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. S OF 24N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT
N OF 27N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N OF 27N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N.
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ086-170330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
430 PM CDT FRI APR 16 2010

.TONIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S PORTION 
WINDS BECOMING SW TO W. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT S PORTION 2 TO 4 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PART SUN.
.TUE AND WED...S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE