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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 03 2012

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. 

GMZ089-032130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 03 2012

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO INFLUENCE THE GULF WATERS 
THROUGH WED. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN GULF 
THU AND FRI. HIGH PRES REBUILDS ACROSS THE AREA FROM THE N SAT.

$$
GMZ080-032130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS 
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 03 2012
 
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO S TO 
SW WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.FRI...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 
95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$
GMZ082-032130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 03 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 
2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N.
.WED THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E IN 
THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT N OF 21N AND 1 TO 3 FT S OF 21N.

$$
GMZ084-032130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 03 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N THIS AFTERNOON.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 
27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE LATE. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.

$$
GMZ086-032130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 03 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N THIS AFTERNOON.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... 
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT 
THU. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW 
TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. 

$$

EFFECTIVE APRIL 03 2012 AT 1800 UTC THE OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST 
ZONES CHANGE FOR THE CARIBBEAN AND SW N ATLANTIC AND THE GULF OF 
MEXICO. ISSUANCE TIME FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO OFFSHORE WATERS 
FORECASTS WILL BE REFERENCED TO THE EASTERN TIME ZONE. FOR 
DETAILS SEE WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/EXPERIMENTAL/OFFSHORES/

EFFECTIVE APRIL 03 2012 NEW RADIOFAX SCHEDULE FOR NEW ORLEANS 
CHARTS AND TEXT PRODUCTS. ON AIR SCHEDULE LISTING OF THE 
NEW SCHEDULE BEGINS ON OR ABOUT MAR 28 2012.

FORECAST COVERAGE FOR NEW ORLEANS...MIAMI AND SAN JUAN NAVTEX 
CHANGES APR 03 2012. ISSUANCE TIME FOR ALL THREE NAVTEX PRODUCTS 
WILL BE REFERENCED TO THE EASTERN TIME ZONE. FOR DETAILS SEE NGA 
OR USCG NOTICES TO MARINERS OR WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MARINE

FORECASTER LEWITSKY