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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST THU MAR 05 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.

GMZ089-030930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 PM CST THU MAR 05 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS THE NE GULF WILL CHANGE 
LITTLE THROUGH FRI NIGHT THEN SHIFT SLIGHTLY SE SAT THROUGH TUE.

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GMZ080-030930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 PM CST THU MAR 05 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...W OF 94W S TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS...INCREASING TO 
20 TO 25 KT SAT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL BY LATE 
SAT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
.MON...S OF 27N W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N 
OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT IN THE 
AFTERNOON.

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GMZ082-030930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST THU MAR 05 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF 22N.
.MON...E OF 95W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 95W 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-030930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W                               
930 PM CST THU MAR 05 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...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.
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N 
OF 25N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N...AND TO 3 TO 4 FT N OF 25N.

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GMZ086-030930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
930 PM CST THU MAR 05 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF CUBA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT N OF 25N. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE