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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI APR 08 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. 

GMZ089-081530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT FRI APR 08 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL EXTEND W ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF 
THROUGH SUN NIGHT THEN SHIFT E AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES OFF 
THE TEXAS COAST LATE SUN NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM THE 
MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE AT SUNRISE TUE...THEN 
DISSIPATE AS THE RIDGE BUILDS W THROUGH TUE NIGHT.

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GMZ080-081530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT FRI APR 08 2011

.TODAY THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 4 TO 7 FT 
BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT SUN. 
.MON AND TUE...SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
7 FT IN SE SWELL. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING 
TO SE TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ082-081530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 AM CDT FRI APR 08 2011

.TODAY THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON AND TUE...SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT 
IN E SWELL. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO SE TUE.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ084-081530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 AM CDT FRI APR 08 2011

.TODAY THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT 
BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT SUN.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A FEW SHOWERS 
N PART. 

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GMZ086-081530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT FRI APR 08 2011

.TODAY THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...N OF 26N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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FORECASTER NELSON