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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SAT APR 17 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. 

GMZ089-171530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT SAT APR 17 2010

.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH OVER THE SW GULF WILL MOVE E INTO THE SE GULF 
AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO NW CARIBBEAN SEA LATER TODAY AND SUN. 
A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NORTHERN PORTION OF THE 
AREA SUN AND MERGE WITH THE TROUGH OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF MON. 
THE TROUGH WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA LATE MON INTO TUE AS WEAK 
HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL GULF.

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GMZ080-171530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SAT APR 17 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT W OF 95W LATE. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT E OF 95W AND 2 TO 3 W OF 95W.
.WED...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 95W 
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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GMZ082-171530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SAT APR 17 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 22N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
IN NE SWELL.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. E OF 
TROUGH E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 22N...AND 1 TO 3 FT S 
OF 22N. 
.MON...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 22N N 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 KT 
NEAR THE COAST OF YUCATAN IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-171530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
430 AM CDT SAT APR 17 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. 
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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GMZ086-171530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
430 AM CDT SAT APR 17 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 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 DGS