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FZNT24 KNHC 071514
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST MON MAR 07 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. 

GMZ089-072130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
930 AM CST MON MAR 07 2011

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS WILL MOVE E AS 
A COLD FRONT ENTERS THE NW GULF WED EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA 
PANHANDLE TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WED NIGHT...FROM TAMPA 
BAY TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE THU...AND SE OF AREA BY FRI. 

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GMZ080-072130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST MON MAR 07 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT 
BEHIND FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.FRI...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT W OF 95W. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-072130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
930 AM CST MON MAR 07 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT SE PART.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN 
THE AFTERNOON THEN SHIFTING N 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 95W EARLY THEN ALONG 
FRONT.
.THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 
20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT W OF 
95W...AND NE WINDS 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-072130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST MON MAR 07 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N...AND 4 TO 6 FT IN N 
SWELL S OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E WINDS 20 KT 
NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 
FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW JUST AHEAD OF 
FRONT THEN SHIFTING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 
7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD AND ALONG FRONT.
.THU...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 
KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
SHIFTING SW JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. 
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N LATE. 

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GMZ086-072130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
930 AM CST MON MAR 07 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
NE TO E TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT S OF 24N IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 
FT S OF 24N IN THE EVENING. 
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 
4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N LATE. 

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FORECASTER GR