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FZNT24 KNHC 110853
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2011

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. 

GMZ089-111530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
330 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2011

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT HAS SHIFTED E OF THE AREA. HIGH PRES WILL 
SHIFT ACROSS THE N WATERS AND E OF THE AREA SAT NIGHT WITH 
ASSOCIATED RIDGE EXTENDING ACROSS THE N PORTION THE REMAINDER OF 
THE PERIOD. SE RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE W GULF TODAY 
AND PREVAIL THROUGH THE PERIOD. 

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GMZ080-111530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2011

.TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 95W WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W WINDS BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 
95W...AND 2 TO 4 FT E OF 95W. 

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GMZ082-111530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
330 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 95W WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 
TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N E OF 
92W NE 20 KT MON AND TUE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-111530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E 
TO SE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N...AND 6 TO 8 FT IN N 
SWELL S OF 25N.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-111530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
330 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 
15 KT AND SHIFTING TO NE 10 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT TONIGHT. S OF 25N WINDS BECOMING N 
TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N WINDS SHIFTING TO NE TO E 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT FROM 25N TO 27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 
25N.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER AL