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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM 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.

GMZ089-080330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 PM CST SUN MAR 07 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL SHIFT E OF AREA 
LATE TONIGHT INTO MON ALLOWING SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OVER 
WESTERN WATERS TO SPREAD E TO THE CENTRAL GULF MON NIGHT THEN 
CONTINUE THROUGH WED. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST 
LATE WED REACHING THE SE GULF WATERS THU NIGHT WITH A 
REINFORCING SECONDARY COLD FRONT ON FRI. 

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GMZ080-080330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST SUN MAR 07 2010

.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...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.  SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.THU AND FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ082-080330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST SUN MAR 07 2010

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT W OF 95W TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT S OF 21N.
.THU AND FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 
25 KT FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT FRI NIGHT.

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GMZ084-080330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
330 PM CST SUN MAR 07 2010

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 
3 FT N OF 26N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 
25N. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 25 
KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT SHIFTING TO W BEHIND FRONT WED NIGHT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF 25N WED NIGHT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH FRONT. 
.THU AND FRI...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 15 KT INCREASING 20 KT 
FRI. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW 
15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. 

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GMZ086-080330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
330 PM CST SUN MAR 07 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
E TO SE MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH FRONT.
.FRI...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON