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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO.
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CDT SUN MAR 14 2010

UPDATE TO SEAS IN E GULF TONIGHT

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.

GMZ089-142130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 AM CDT SUN MAR 14 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE N YUCATAN PENINSULA 
TO THE NW GULF TO SLIDE SLOWLY NE AND THEN COLLAPSE BY MON 
MORNING AS A SECOND STRONGER RIDGE BUILDS FROM THE CENTRAL 
PLAINS SE TO W CUBA THROUGH TUE. NORTHERLY FLOW WILL BECOME 
ESTABLISHED OVER ALL WATERS BY TUE AND CONTINUE ACROSS MOST OF 
THE AREA THROUGH THU. 

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GMZ080-142130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CDT SUN MAR 14 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 93W VARIABLE NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE MON NIGHT. 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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GMZ082-142130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CDT SUN MAR 14 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT.
.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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GMZ084-142130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
930 AM CDT SUN MAR 14 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT BECOMING N MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 5 FT 
MON. S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE SUN NIGHT. 
SEAS 2 TO 5 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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GMZ086-142130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
930 AM CDT SUN MAR 14 2010
 
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT BY TONIGHT. S OF 25N NW 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT TONIGHT.  
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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