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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...UPDATED 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CST TUE MAR 01 2011

UPDATED E GULF ZONE FOR WED AND WED NIGHT

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. 

GMZ089-291530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO   
430 AM CST TUE MAR 01 2011

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM APALACHICOLA FLORIDA SW TO 
26N92W TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL EXTEND FROM NEAR FORT 
MYERS FLORIDA TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY EARLY THIS 
EVENING...THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE FAR SE WATERS LATER TONIGHT 
INTO WED. HIGH PRES WILL STRENGTHEN N OF THE AREA THU THROUGH 
SAT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE ON SAT.

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GMZ080-291530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CST TUE MAR 01 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 
27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW 10 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-291530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W    
430 AM CST TUE MAR 01 2011

.TODAY...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 21N 
NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT S OF 21N 6 TO 9 FT.
E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG 
FRONT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL.
.WED THROUGH SAT...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
4 FT IN NE SWELL.

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GMZ084-291530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CST TUE MAR 01 2011

.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF FRONT S TO SW 5 TO 
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF FRONT 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT.  SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT.
.THU...N OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N NE 
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 24N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.

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GMZ086-291530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W...UPDATED 
430 AM CST TUE MAR 01 2011

.TODAY...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
N OF 27N...AND 1 TO 2 FT S OF 27N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...WINDS BECOMING E OF SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE