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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST SUN MAR 01 2009

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.

GMZ089-300930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 PM CST SUN MAR 01 2009

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM EXTREME NW BAHAMAS ACROSS W CUBA AND 
EXTREME NW CARIB WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SE AND EXIT THE REGION 
OVERNIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH QUICKLY MON THROUGH TUE 
AS HIGH PRES BUILDS FROM UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY S INTO THE 
GULF. INCREASING SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP BY MID WEEK 
AS THE HIGH SHIFTS FROM THE EASTERN CONUS INTO THE W ATLC.

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GMZ080-300930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 PM CST SUN MAR 01 2009

.TONIGHT...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. E OF 94W N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING 6 
TO 8 FT LATE. 
.MON...W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E 
OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH FRI...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT WED. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
SHIFTING SE TO S. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT THU.

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GMZ082-300930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST SUN MAR 01 2009

...GALE WARNING S OF 20N W OF 95W...

.TONIGHT...S OF 20N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT EARLY 
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT EARLY SUBSIDING 9 
TO 12 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. 
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 23N AND 4 
TO 7 FT N OF 23N IN NE SWELL. 
.MON NIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT 
IN N SWELL. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT 
IN NE SWELL.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 23N W OF 96W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT N 
OF 21N AND 3 TO 4 FT S OF 21N.

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GMZ084-300930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W                               
930 PM CST SUN MAR 01 2009

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT S OF 27N...EXCEPT UP TO 17 FT IN THE 
YUCATAN CHANNEL...AND SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT N OF 27N LATE. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
AND SHIFTING N TO NE MON NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 
27N AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 27N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S 
OF 25N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 25N.
.WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING 
SE TO S THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-300930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
930 PM CST SUN MAR 01 2009

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 16 FT EARLY 
THEN SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 9 FT N OF 28N LATE.
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 26N AND 8 
TO 11 FT S OF 26N.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 
TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N AND TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND FRI...S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N 
OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE TO S LATE THU. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING