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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT SAT APR 16 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. 

GMZ089-170330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT SAT APR 16 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 29N83W TO 23N93W WILL 
STALL AND BECOME DIFFUSE AS IT MOVES INTO THE SE WATERS THROUGH 
SUN. HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BUILD ACROSS THE NE 
GULF...ALLOWING FRESH SE FLOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF BY SUN. SE 
WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF EARLY NEXT WEEK AHEAD 
OF AN APPROACHING TROUGH MOVING THROUGH THE SOUTHERN PLAINS.

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GMZ080-170330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT SAT APR 16 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-170330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 PM CDT SAT APR 16 2011

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BY MON NIGHT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.WED AND THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ084-170330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 PM CDT SAT APR 16 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE LATE. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 
FT.
.WED AND THU...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-170330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT SAT APR 16 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE LATE. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE 
LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND THU...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN