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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST TUE MAR 03 2009

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.

GMZ089-312130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST TUE MAR 03 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES BUILDS SOUTHEAST N OF THE AREA THEN SHIFTS 
E OF THE GULF LATE WED WITH INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS 
DEVELOPING OVER THE W WATERS...SPREADING TO N CENTRAL GULF BY 
SAT.

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GMZ080-312130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST TUE MAR 03 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT WED. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT THU.
.FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT W 
OF 96W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 9 FT W OF 96W.

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GMZ082-312130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST TUE MAR 03 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 23N W OF 96W SE WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT.
.WED THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N 
OF 21N BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT FRI AND SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N.

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GMZ084-312130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W                               
930 AM CST TUE MAR 03 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT SUBSIDING 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N TONIGHT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT...BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT THU.
.FRI AND SAT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT. N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-312130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
930 AM CST TUE MAR 03 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 
26N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N.
.T0NIGHT AND WED...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 
20 TO 25 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS/JC