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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT WED MAR 11 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.

GMZ089-120330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT WED MAR 11 2009

.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE NE GULF WILL SLOWLY MOVE E THROUGH
SAT IN RESPONSE TO A COLD FRONT THAT MOVES INTO THE NW GULF FROM
SW LOUISIANA TO NEAR 25N97W OVERNIGHT INTO THU MORNING AND 
BECOMES STATIONARY THROUGH FRI MORNING BEFORE MOVING E ACROSS 
THE NW GULF AS A WEAKENING COLD FRONT LATER FRI THROUGH 
SUN...AND TO NEAR THE WESTERN FL PANHANDLE TO 26N90W TO 19N95W 
MON. WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE ON THE LOW SIDE FRI NIGHT THROUGH 
MON.

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GMZ080-120330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
430 PM CDT WED MAR 11 2009

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE
5 TO 10 KT SAT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR 
FRONT.
.SUN AND MON...W OF FRONT NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 10 TO 
15 KT MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT MON. E OF 
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ082-120330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W-
430 PM CDT WED MAR 11 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT...EXCEPT NE ALONG THE NORTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST. SEAS 
4 TO 5 FT. W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE
5 TO 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT
IN E SWELL THU NIGHT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE ALONG
THE NORTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING N 
10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT LATE SUN INTO MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-120330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W-
430 PM CDT WED MAR 11 2009

.TONIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N 
OF 26N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI..E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS NW PART FRI.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW LATE 
SUN INTO MON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 
TSTMS NW PART...BECOMING SCATTERED NORTHERN WATERS LATE SUN AND 
MON.

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GMZ086-120330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W-
430 PM CDT WED MAR 11 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS S OF 25N.
.FRI...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 
26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S 
OF 25N.  
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NORTHERN WATERS SUN AND MON. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE