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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EDT THU MAR 14 2013

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.

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SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM EDT THU MAR 14 2013

.SYNOPSIS...A HIGH PRES CENTER WILL MOVE SE ACROSS THE NORTHERN
GULF THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. THE HIGH PRESSURE CENTER WILL SHIFT E
OF THE GULF FRI. AFTERWARDS...ASSOCIATED RIDGE WILL EXTEND
WESTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE GULF WATERS WITH
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW PREVAILING OVER MUCH OF THE GULF.

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GMZ011-142245-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
430 AM EDT THU MAR 14 2013

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ013-142245-
N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
430 AM EDT THU MAR 14 2013

.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ015-142245-
NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
430 AM EDT THU MAR 14 2013

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ017-142245-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
430 AM EDT THU MAR 14 2013

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ019-142245-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
430 AM EDT THU MAR 14 2013

.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ021-142245-
E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-
430 AM EDT THU MAR 14 2013

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-
430 AM EDT THU MAR 14 2013

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
430 AM EDT THU MAR 14 2013

.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO
6 FT ELSEWHERE.
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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FORECASTER AL