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FZNT24 KNHC 131456
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SUN MAR 13 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. 

GMZ089-132130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
1030 AM CDT SUN MAR 13 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE FAR NE GULF WILL REMAIN 
NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON NIGHT WITH SE RETURN FLOW 
PREVAILING ACROSS THE GULF. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE 
N GULF COAST MON NIGHT...AND REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE 
TEXAS MEXICO BORDER TUE MORNING. THE FRONT WILL GRADUALLY
DISSIPATE AS IT SLOWLY MOVES ACROSS THE FAR NE WATERS AND OVER
FLORIDA TUE NIGHT AND WED. HIGH PRES WILL THEN BECOME ESTABLISHED
OVER THE NE GULF WED NIGHT WITH SE RETURN FLOW ONCE AGAIN 
DEVELOPING THROUGH THU.

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GMZ080-132130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SUN MAR 13 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 
95W SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF 95W 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E OF 
FRONT SHIFTING TO NE TO E. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 
FT TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.WED AND THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT
W OF 95W 3 TO 5 FT THU.

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GMZ082-132130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
1030 AM CDT SUN MAR 13 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 
TO E 15 TO 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST DURING 
THE EVENINGS.

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GMZ084-132130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT SUN MAR 13 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT 
NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 
15 TO 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT N OF 26N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N.
.TUE...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND 
FRONT NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 
TSTMS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT.
.WED...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...AND E TO SE 
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT 
NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 
26N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N.

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GMZ086-132130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT SUN MAR 13 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT 
OR LESS. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE