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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SAT APR 9 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. 

GMZ089-092130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT SAT APR 9 2011

.SYNOPSIS...AN RIDGE WILL EXTEND W ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF 
THROUGH SUN NIGHT THEN SHIFT E AS A WEAK COLD FRONT REACHES THE 
TEXAS COAST MON MORNING. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM 30N87W TO 
23N96W MON NIGHT THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE TUE AND WED.

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GMZ080-092130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SAT APR 9 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT
TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL.

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GMZ082-092130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 AM CDT SAT APR 9 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON...SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NW OF 
FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-092130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
1030 AM CDT SAT APR 9 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...N OF 25N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-092130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT SAT APR 9 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT.
SEAS 1 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 AND WED...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E WED.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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FORECASTER MUNDELL