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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1021 AM EDT THU APR 3 2014

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.

GMZ001-040230-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1021 AM EDT THU APR 3 2014

.SYNOPSIS...ATLANTIC RIDGE EXTENDS FROM SW N ATLANTIC W ALONG 30N
ACROSS FLORIDA AND N GULF COASTS WILL CONTINUE TO PROMOTE
MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG RETURN FLOW THROUGH TONIGHT. A WEAK
COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS BY EARLY
FRI...STALL FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO JUST S OF
BROWNSVILLE TEXAS FRI NIGHT...THEN MOVE BACK NW AS A WARM FRONT
SAT INTO EARLY SUN...THEN SHIFT E AS A COLD FRONT LATE SUN
THROUGH MON.

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GMZ011-040230-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
1021 AM EDT THU APR 3 2014

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

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GMZ013-040230-
N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
1021 AM EDT THU APR 3 2014

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. PATCHY
FOG. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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GMZ015-040230-
NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
1021 AM EDT THU APR 3 2014

.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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GMZ017-040230-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
1021 AM EDT THU APR 3 2014

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ019-040230-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
1021 AM EDT THU APR 3 2014

.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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GMZ021-040230-
E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-
1021 AM EDT THU APR 3 2014

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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GMZ023-040230-
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-
1021 AM EDT THU APR 3 2014

.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ025-040230-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
1021 AM EDT THU APR 3 2014

.TODAY...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN
60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF
COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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FORECASTER STRIPLING