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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT FRI APR 01 2011

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. 

GMZ089-020930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT FRI APR 01 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTER OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF WATERS WILL 
SHIFT NE TO OVER GEORGIA EARLY SUN. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL SET UP 
ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF SAT NIGHT...AND INCREASE SUN AND MON IN 
ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE MON. THE 
FRONT WILL RACE E ACROSS THE GULF TUE REACHING THE EXTREME SE 
WATERS AT SUNRISE WED.

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GMZ080-020930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT FRI APR 01 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 
25 KT SUN NIGHT SHIFTING TO NW 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT MON 
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT.
.TUE...SE OF FRONT EARLY SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. NW OF FRONT  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 FT N OF 28N LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS WITH FRONT.
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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GMZ082-020930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 PM CDT FRI APR 01 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 
15 TO 20 KT ALONG YUCATAN COAST DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT 
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT ALONG YUCATAN COAST.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 30 
KT BEHIND FRONT LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 
FT TUE NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.WED...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 
22N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL.

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GMZ084-020930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
1030 PM CDT FRI APR 01 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 10 
TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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GMZ086-020930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT FRI APR 01 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S 
OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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FORECASTER AL