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FZNT24 KNHC 211441
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT MON MAR 21 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. 

GMZ089-212130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT MON MAR 21 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE EXTENDS E TO W ACROSS THE NORTHERN COASTAL 
PLAINS. A FRESH EASTERLY BREEZE WILL CONTINUE S OF THE RIDGE 
THROUGH TUE. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL RELAX SOME TUE NIGHT  
THROUGH FRI AS WINDS BECOME SOUTHERLY.

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GMZ080-212130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT MON MAR 21 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-212130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 AM CDT MON MAR 21 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ084-212130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT MON MAR 21 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-212130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT MON MAR 21 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N OF 27N W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N WINDS 5 
TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON