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FZNT24 KNHC 161518
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT WED MAR 16 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. 

GMZ089-162130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
1030 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2011

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 29N84W TO 27N88W 
DISSIPATE THIS AFTERNOON.  HIGH PRES REBUILDS N OF BASIN WITH 
MODERATE TO FRESH E TO SE BREEZE ACROSS ENTIRE GULF.

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GMZ080-162130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...SE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT TO 15 
KT W OF 95W. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT TO 5 FT W OF 95W.

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GMZ082-162130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
1030 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 95W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-162130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 
KT SAT AND SUN. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-162130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
SHIFTING NE TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PORTION.
.THU THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT S OF 24N.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES