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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CORRECTED 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST TUE MAR 02 2010

CORRECTED E GULF SEAS FOR WED AND WED NIGHT

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.

GMZ089-021530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 AM CST TUE MAR 02 2010

.SYNOPSIS...LOW NEAR 30N86W 1001 MB WITH COLD FRONT TO 25N90W TO
19N96W WILL QUICKLY TRACK NE ACROSS THE FLORIDA AND INTO SRN 
GEORGIA TODAY AND TONIGHT PUSHING THE COLD FRONT TO SE OF THE
GULF EARLY THIS EVENING. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF
THROUGH THU...THEN SHIFT E OF AREA FRI AND SAT ALLOWING FOR 
FRESH SE RETURN FLOW TO MATERIALIZE OVER THE WESTERN GULF FRI 
AND SAT.

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GMZ080-021530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST TUE MAR 02 2010

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST
NEAR 27N95W.
.TONIGHT...W OF 93W NW WINDS TO N WINDS TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 8 FT LATE. E OF 93W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN 
NW SWELL. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...WINDS NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT 
W OF 95W WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE.
.THU...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE. E OF 94W NE TO E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E
OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-021530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST TUE MAR 02 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL 
...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE TUE NIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT 
IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED NIGHT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
7 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-021530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
330 AM CST TUE MAR 02 2010

...GALE WARNING N OF 26N...

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT... 
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. S OF 26N  
SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT SHIFTING TO NW AND
DIMINISHING TO TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 
10 TO 15 KT EARLY IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 
4 TO 6 FT LATE WED NIGHT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-021530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W...CORRECTED      
330 AM CST TUE MAR 02 2010

...GALE WARNING N OF 26N...

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT SHIFTING TO 
NW BEHIND FRONT AND DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE TONIGHT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO 
NW BEHIND FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 
TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT 
N OF 27N...AND TO 8 TO 10 FT S OF 27N WED NIGHT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO N 
15 KT FRI AND TO NE 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING 
TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI AND TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE