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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT WED APR 20 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. 

GMZ089-202130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT WED APR 20 2011

.SYNOPSIS...THE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRES OVER THE EASTERN GULF 
AND TROUGHING OVER THE PLAINS AND NE MEXICO WILL RESULT IN FRESH 
TO STRONG SE WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH SUN.

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GMZ080-202130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT WED APR 20 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ082-202130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 AM CDT WED APR 20 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...FROM 20N TO 24N E OF 93W SE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E TO SE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 20N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 20N E OF 94W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 
20N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N.

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GMZ084-202130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
1030 AM CDT WED APR 20 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N W OF 87W SE WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 25N W OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N E OF 87W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ086-202130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT WED APR 20 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER/DGS