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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST SAT MAR 06 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.

GMZ089-062130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 AM CST SAT MAR 06 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE SE MISSISSIPPI SE TO 
WESTERN CUBA WILL BEGIN TO MOVE SLOWLY THROUGH E ON SUN TO
E OF FLORIDA BY TUE ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO
INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN PORTION MON AND TUE AS LOW PRES DEEPENS
OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND MOVES EASTWARD. THE ASSOCIATED COLD 
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST WED AFTERNOON.

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GMZ080-062130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST SAT MAR 06 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 92W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT....E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT.
.MON...W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 93W
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND WED...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 
FRONT BECOMING W TO NW LATE WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-062130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST SAT MAR 06 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 21N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N.
.MON AND TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
W OF 95W TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 22N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 22N.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W BECOMING 
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 95W...AND 2 TO 3 FT W 
OF 95W.

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GMZ084-062130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
930 AM CST SAT MAR 06 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT S OF 25N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 25N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 
TO 10 KT N OF 28N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N AND 2 TO 3 
FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT N OF 25N SUN NIGHT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 25N. 
.TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW
FAR N PART WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 26N BUILDING TO 4 
TO 6 FT LATE TUE. 

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GMZ086-062130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
930 AM CST SAT MAR 06 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 23N 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 
S OF 26N LATE MON AND VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 26N. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT...EXCEPT N OF 25N SUBSIDING TO 1 FT.
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 25N 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT S OF 
27N...AND TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N WED. 

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE