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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST TUE MAR 02 2010

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 TUE MAR 02 2010

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT HAS MOVED SE AND REACHED FROM THE NW 
CARIBBEAN TO THE NW BAHAMAS THIS EVENING...WHILE A SECONDARY 
FRONT EXTENDED FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO 24N88W. BOTH FRONTS WILL 
CONTINUE TO MOVE E AND CLEAR THE AREA THROUGH WED EVENING. HIGH 
PRES IN WAKE OF FRONT WILL MOVE ALONG THE NW GULF COASTS THU 
THEN SHIFT NE AND WEAKEN FRI. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL 
INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN GULF FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN.

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GMZ080-030930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 PM CST TUE MAR 02 2010

.OVERNIGHT...W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT GRADUALLY 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 
TO 6 FT LATE. E OF 93W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT GRADUALLY 
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL 
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
E TO SE 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 
FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-030930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST TUE MAR 02 2010

.OVERNIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT GRADUALLY BECOMING N 15 
KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT 
LATE. 
.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 AND THU NIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 7 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI 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.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ084-030930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
930 PM CST TUE MAR 02 2010

.OVERNIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT NW PORTIONS LATE.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 
KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE 
WED NIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-030930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
930 PM CST TUE MAR 02 2010

.OVERNIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT... HIGHEST CENTRAL AND S PORTIONS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 
20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT S OF 
27N AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N.
.THU THROUGH SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 
15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT. 

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FORECASTER STRIPLING