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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.
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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. 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. $$
SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. GMZ084-032130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT TUE APR 03 2012 THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N THIS AFTERNOON. WED AND WED NIGHT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. THU N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FRI N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SAT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. $$