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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT WED APR 6 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. 

GMZ089-062130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT WED APR 6 2011

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO 
WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL EXTEND W ALONG 30N 
THROUGH SUN INTO SE U.S. AND INDUCE MODERATE SE RETURN FLOW OVER 
THE REGION BY TONIGHT..BECOMING FRESH SE TO S FLOW WEST OF 90W 
FRI THROUGH SUN.

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GMZ080-062130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT WED APR 6 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT....SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU NIGHT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT 
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SUN.

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GMZ082-062130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 AM CDT WED APR 6 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 NE TO E NEAR 
YUCATAN COAST DURING 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 SUN.

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GMZ084-062130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
1030 AM CDT WED APR 6 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.  
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. 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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GMZ086-062130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT WED APR 6 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
SE THIS EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 MUNDELL