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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT WED APR 06 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. 

GMZ089-061530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT WED APR 06 2011

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM FAR S FLORIDA TO 22N90W TO 
17N93W THIS MORNING. FRONT WILL REMAIN STATIONARY W OF 85W TODAY 
WHILE E PORTION SINKS SE INTO STRAITS OF FLORIDA...THEN WILL 
DISSIPATE TONIGHT WHILE PORTIONS W OF 85W BEGIN TO LIFT N INTO 
CENTRAL GULF. HIGH PRES RIDGE BEHIND ADVANCING FRONT ACROSS THE 
ATLC WILL EXTEND W INTO SE U.S. AND INDUCE MODERATE RETURN FLOW 
ACROSS BASIN BY LATE AFTERNOON AND BECOME FRESH SE TO S FLOW 
WEST OF 90W FRI THROUGH SUN.

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GMZ080-061530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT WED APR 06 2011

.TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT....SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S 15 TO 20 
KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE THIS 
AFTERNOON BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT THU NIGHT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT SAT 
AND SUN. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE SAT.

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GMZ082-061530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 AM CDT WED APR 06 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITHIN 120 W OF FRONT S OF 20N N WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN 
N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF 21N W OF 94W 
TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT 
TONIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT BECOMING NE TO 
E NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 
TO 7 TO 9 FT NW PART LATE SAT.

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GMZ084-061530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 AM CDT WED APR 06 2011

.TODAY...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT... 
HIGHEST NEAR FRONT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF FRONT E 
TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 
5 FT LATE.  
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S THU. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 
7 FT N PORTIONS SUN. 

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GMZ086-061530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT WED APR 06 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE THIS 
EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT TONIGHT.
.THU THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT 
BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT S OF 25N SAT.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING