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FZNT24 KNHC 140254
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO.
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST SAT MAR 13 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.

GMZ089-140930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 PM CST SAT MAR 13 2010

.SYNOPSIS...1014 MB HIGH CENTER OVER THE SW GULF NEAR 23N92W 
WILL SHIFT SLOWLY N ALONG 92W THROUGH SUN AND THEN COLLAPSE SUN 
NIGHT OFF THE LOUISIANA COAST...WHILE A RIDGE BUILDS FROM THE 
CENTRAL PLAINS SE THROUGH TEXAS TO W CUBA THROUGH WED. A 
REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP SE ACROSS THE NE GULF WATERS 
THIS EVENING AND MAINTAIN STRONG W WINDS AND HIGH SEAS THEN  
EXIT THE AREA OVERNIGHT...WITH WINDS AND SEAS THEN DIMINISHING 
MON THROUGH TUE. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA 
TUE AND WED...THEN DIMINISH THU. 

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GMZ080-140930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 PM CST SAT MAR 13 2010

.TONIGHT...W OF 93W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E 
OF 93W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. E OF 93W VARIABLE NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT 
TUE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT TUE. 
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-140930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST SAT MAR 13 2010

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT W 
OF 94W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 94W AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF 94W.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT...INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 
TO 9 FT.
.WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-140930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
930 PM CST SAT MAR 13 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS 
SLOWLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT BY SUNRISE. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 
12 FT. S OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 25N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N NW TO N 
WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-140930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
930 PM CST SAT MAR 13 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS 
SLOWLY DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY SUNRISE. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.S OF 25N 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 
9 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 6 
TO 7 FT. S OF 25N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
.WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING