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FZNT24 KNHC 081517
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST TUE MAR 08 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. 

GMZ089-082130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
930 AM CST TUE MAR 08 2011

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ACROSS NORTHERN GULF WATERS FORCED E BY COLD 
FRONT ENTERING NW GULF WED...EXTENDING FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 
WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WED NIGHT...FROM TAMPA BAY TO EASTERN 
BAY OF CAMPECHE THU AND SE OF AREA BY FRI. 

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GMZ080-082130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST TUE MAR 08 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO 25 KT BEHIND 
FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 FT N OF 28N LATE.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT N OF 28N LATE.
.FRI AND SAT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-082130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
930 AM CST TUE MAR 08 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N AT 20 TO 25 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 
FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 22N.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT
W OF 95W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-082130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST TUE MAR 08 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 
8 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING SW JUST AHEAD 
OF FRONT THEN BECOMING NW AT 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 
7 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT. N OF 25N SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 
FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 
FT.
.THU...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. 
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING 
SW JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT N OF 26N LATE. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-082130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
930 AM CST TUE MAR 08 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT 
TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SW AHEAD OF 
FRONT THEN BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE.
.THU...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT S 
TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 
7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT N OF 26N LATE. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES