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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SUN MAR 07 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.

GMZ089-071530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 AM CST SUN MAR 07 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDING SE FROM THE N CENTRAL GULF 
COAST TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL MOVE SLOWLY E THROUGH SUN... 
AND THEN MOVE E OF FLORIDA MON ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN 
FLOW TO INCREASE OVER WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE GULF LATE MON AND 
TUE AS LOW PRES OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS DEEPENS. LOW PRES WILL 
LIFT OUT TO THE NE WITH A NEW LOW CENTER DEVELOPING ACROSS N 
TEXAS WED AND MOVES EASTWARD...DRAGGING AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT 
INTO THE NW GULF WED AFTERNOON/EVENING...AND REACHING FROM THE 
FLORIDA BID BEND AREA TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY THU 
AFTERNOON.

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GMZ080-071530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST SUN MAR 07 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SE 
TO S AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E 
OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT WED.  
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT....BECOMING N TO NE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 
3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-071530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST SUN MAR 07 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 THROUGH 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.
.THU...W OF 95W WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 T0 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 
21N...AND 1 TO 2 FT S OF 21N.

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GMZ084-071530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
330 AM CST SUN MAR 07 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 
15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N 
OF 25N. 
.TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT...BECOMING S WIND BY WED 
NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT N OF 26N LATE TUE AND 5 TO 6 
FT S OF 26N. 
.THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 
15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT...SHIFTING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.

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GMZ086-071530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
330 AM CST SUN MAR 07 2010

.TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...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 S 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. 
.THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N WINDS SHIFTING TO S TO SW 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER AL