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FZNT24 KNHC 241445
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1045 AM EDT MON MAR 24 2014

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.

GMZ001-250245-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1045 AM EDT MON MAR 24 2014

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM TAMPA BAY TO 27N87W THEN STATIONARY TO
22N98W WILL STALL TONIGHT. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL ENTER
THE GULF TONIGHT AND MOVE SE AND MERGE WITH THE STALLED FRONT
ACROSS SE PORTIONS TUE EVENING...WITH THE MERGED FRONTS MOVING
INTO NW CARIBBEAN EARLY WED. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BEHIND THE FRONT
LATE TUE AND WED. TROUGHING WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE W GULF FRI AS
HIGH PRES MOVES NE OF THE AREA.

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GMZ011-250245-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
1045 AM EDT MON MAR 24 2014

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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GMZ013-250245-
N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
1045 AM EDT MON MAR 24 2014

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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GMZ015-250245-
NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
1045 AM EDT MON MAR 24 2014

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
1045 AM EDT MON MAR 24 2014

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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GMZ019-250245-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
1045 AM EDT MON MAR 24 2014

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF
24N N OF 24N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 24N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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GMZ021-250245-
E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-
1045 AM EDT MON MAR 24 2014

.TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TUE...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-
1045 AM EDT MON MAR 24 2014

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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GMZ025-250245-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
1045 AM EDT MON MAR 24 2014

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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FORECASTER DGS