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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT WED APR 28 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. 

GMZ089-281530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT WED APR 28 2010

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 29N83W TO THE MOUTH OF MISSISSIPPI  
WILL MOVE RAPIDLY E OF THE AREA LATER THIS MORNING. HIGH PRES 
BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH THEN 
MOVE TO THE NE GULF THU AND E OF NE FLORIDA THU EVENING. STRONG 
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH SAT 
AS THE PRES GRADIENT STRENGTHENS BETWEEN THE HIGH AND TROUGH 
OVER TEXAS AND NE MEXICO.

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GMZ080-281530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT WED APR 28 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT... SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 T 8 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.SAT...E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. W OF 
95W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.SUN...E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. W OF 
95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ082-281530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT WED APR 28 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 
NEAR YUCATAN COAST WED NIGHT NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S 
OF 20N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT 
WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 
20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT.
.SAT...E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT N OF 22N...AND TO 5 TO 8 FT S OF 22N. W 
OF 95W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT N OF 22N...AND 4 TO 6 
FT S OF 22N.
.SUN...E OF 95W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-281530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
430 AM CDT WED APR 28 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N 
OF 27N AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 28N. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 
TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT
THU NIGHT.
.FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 
FT...HIGHEST NW. 
.SUN...S OF 26N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 26N
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ086-281530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
430 AM CDT WED APR 28 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT, S OF 
27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT 
SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS