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FZNT24 KNHC 112043
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM 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. 

GMZ089-120330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
330 PM CST FRI MAR 11 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES IS BUILDING OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST 
BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT SHIFTED SE OF THE AREA LAST NIGHT. 
FRESH TO STRONG N WINDS OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL DIMINISH 
THROUGH THIS EVENING. SE RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE 
WESTERN GULF TODAY AND PREVAIL THROUGH SUN. A WEAK PRESSURE 
PATTERN WILL FOLLOW THROUGH MID WEEK.

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GMZ080-120330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST FRI MAR 11 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 
6 FT. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE TONIGHT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH WED...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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GMZ082-120330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
330 PM CST FRI MAR 11 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING 
TO 15 TO 20 KT. 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 15 TO 20 KT MON THROUGH WED DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-120330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST FRI MAR 11 2011

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE. 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 SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-120330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
330 PM CST FRI MAR 11 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 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 WED...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN