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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 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. 

GMZ089-221530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE EXTENDS ALONG 29N ACROSS NORTHERN COASTAL 
WATERS. FRESH EASTERLY BREEZE CONTINUE S OF RIDGE TODAY. PRES 
GRADIENT RELAX TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI AS WINDS SHIFT S. 

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GMZ080-221530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 
FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-221530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 
FT. E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.WED THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ084-221530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011

.TODAY...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.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...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 THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-221530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011

.TODAY...N OF 27N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...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 AND WED NIGHT...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 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 AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS