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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
243 AM EDT THU APR 6 2017

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.

GMZ001-061845-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
243 AM EDT THU APR 6 2017

.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG 
BEND TO NEAR 18N94W WILL SWEEP SE OF THE GULF THROUGH LATE 
TODAY...FOLLOWED BY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS REACHING NEAR GALE 
FORCE OFF VERACRUZ THIS MORNING. WINDS DIMINISH AND SEAS SUBSIDE 
THU NIGHT INTO FRI AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE BASIN. SOUTHERLY
RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE NW GULF SAT NIGHT INTO SUN 
AHEAD OF DEVELOPING LOW PRES ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS...BECOMING
FRESH TO STRONG E WINDS ACROSS THE GULF AS THE FRONT NEARS THE 
TEXAS COAST BY LATE MON.

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GMZ011-061845-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
243 AM EDT THU APR 6 2017

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. 

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GMZ013-061845-
N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
243 AM EDT THU APR 6 2017

.TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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GMZ015-061845-
NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
243 AM EDT THU APR 6 2017

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...
BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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GMZ017-061845-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
243 AM EDT THU APR 6 2017

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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GMZ019-061845-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
243 AM EDT THU APR 6 2017

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 F