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FZNT24 KNHC 051515
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST FRI MAR 05 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.

GMZ089-052130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 AM CST FRI MAR 05 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER SOUTHERN LOUISIANA WILL 
SLOWLY MOVE TO THE FAR NE WATERS BY LATE SUN...AND TO N FLORIDA
BY TUE. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO INCREASE 
OVER THE WESTERN GULF SUN THROUGH LATE MON AS LOW PRES DEEPENS
OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED 
TO REACH THE TEXAS COAST TUE AFTERNOON.

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GMZ080-052130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST FRI MAR 05 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT....W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...W OF 94W SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 5 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 
3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-052130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST FRI MAR 05 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF 93W NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF 93W 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...N OF 21N W OF 93W SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF 93W NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.
.MON AND TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 22N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 22N.

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GMZ084-052130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
930 AM CST FRI MAR 05 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 FT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF
25N...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 23N.
.MON AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...
EXCEPT TO 5 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.

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GMZ086-052130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
930 AM CST FRI MAR 05 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE