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FZNT24 KNHC 011503
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
ISSUED BY OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER/OFB WASHINGTON DC
1000 AM CST TUE MAR 01 2011

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   
1000 AM CST TUE MAR 01 2011

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM CEDAR KEY FLORIDA SW TO 25N91W 
TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL EXTEND FROM JUST S OF FORT MYERS 
FLORIDA TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN 
DISSIPATE OVER THE WATERS BEFORE MIDNIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL STRENGTHEN 
N OF THE AREA WED THROUGH SAT. A 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 
1000 AM CST TUE MAR 01 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.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 4 FT.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-291530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W    
1000 AM CST TUE MAR 01 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON...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 8 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 BY FRI. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL...BECOMING N OF 21N 3 TO 5 FT BY SAT.

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GMZ084-291530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1000 AM CST TUE MAR 01 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON...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 4 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 VARIABLE WINDS 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 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 LATE FRI. 
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
1000 AM CST TUE MAR 01 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 
25N 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...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 
7 FT.

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FORECASTER MCRANDAL