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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU APR 07 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. 

GMZ089-071530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT THU APR 07 2011

.SYNOPSIS...ILL DEFINED REMNANTS OF OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY ALONG 
27N E OF 91W WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT N AND INTO N CENTRAL GULF 
COASTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A 1024 MB HIGH OVER W ATLC 
NEAR 32N72W WILL SHIFT E-SE THROUGH SAT AND EXTEND W ACROSS 
EXTREME NE GULF TO PROMPT STRONG SE TO S BREEZE W OF 90W SAT AND 
SUN.  COLD FRONT TO SINK SE INTO NW GULF EARLY MON AND REACH 
FROM NEW ORLEANS TO NEAR 28N97W MON EVENING. 

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GMZ080-071530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT THU APR 07 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
INCREASING TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 
FT TONIGHT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT  
BUILDING TO 9 FT BY SUN.
.MON...SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.  
NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE BY AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ082-071530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 AM CDT THU APR 07 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT BECOMING NE TO 
E ALONG YUCATAN COAST DURING LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT SE COASTAL SECTIONS.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E ALONG 
YUCATAN COAST DURING LATE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT BUILDING TO 9 FT NW PART SUN AND MON.
.MON...SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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GMZ084-071530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 AM CDT THU APR 07 2011

.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 
TO SE EACH LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING ALONG YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 
TO 7 FT N PORTIONS SUN AND MON. 

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GMZ086-071530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT THU APR 07 2011

.TODAY THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 
26N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT S OF 25N BY MON.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING