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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT WED APR 13 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. 

GMZ089-140930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT WED APR 13 2011

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT FROM FLORIDA KEYS TO 26N90W TO SINK 
S INTO STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT THROUGH THU.   
WEAK HIGH PRES TO BUILD NE TO SW ACROSS BASIN OVERNIGHT AND THU 
WITH SE RETURN FLOW OVER NW GULF SPREADING E ACROSS ENTIRE AREA. 
SECOND COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFFSHORE OF TEXAS LATE FRI...AND 
EXTEND FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 25N98W SAT AFTERNOON...AND 
DISSIPATE FROM SARASOTA TO S TEXAS SUN.

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GMZ080-140930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT WED APR 13 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S TO SE 15 
TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT THU NIGHT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NE 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE 
SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-140930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 PM CDT WED APR 13 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 
15 TO 20 KT THU...EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ALONG THE YUCATAN 
COAST EACH EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT THU.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ084-140930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
1030 PM CDT WED APR 13 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING SE LATE.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.   
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SE 
20 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT FRI.
.SAT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING SE LATE. SEAS 3 FT.
S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-140930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT WED APR 13 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS NEAR 1 FT. S OF 
27N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT 
AHEAD OF FRONT THEN SHIFTING NW SAT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. 
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 

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FORECASTER STRIPLING