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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST THU MAR 10 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. 

GMZ089-102130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
930 AM CST THU MAR 10 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 
THE SOUTHERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL SWEEP SE OF THE GULF BY FRI 
MORNING. GALE FORCE WINDS ALONG THE COAST OF VERACRUZ WILL 
DIMINISH TO BELOW GALE STRENGTH LATER TODAY. WINDS AND SEAS WILL 
SUBSIDE LATE TONIGHT INTO FRI AS HIGH PRES SINKS OVER THE 
NORTHERN GULF. FRESH RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN 
GULF THIS WEEKEND AS THE HIGH PRES SHIFTS E ACROSS N FLORIDA. 

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GMZ080-102130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST THU MAR 10 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 FT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 
4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 95W AND 
2 TO 4 FT E OF 95W. 

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GMZ082-102130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
930 AM CST THU MAR 10 2011

...GALE WARNING S OF 21N W OF 94W...

.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 21N W OF 
94W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 
10 FT IN N SWELL E OF 95W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 95W. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. 
.SAT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-102130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST THU MAR 10 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
NUMEROUS TSTMS S OF 24N.
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N 
AND 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 27N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE 
FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 25N AND 7 TO 10 FT IN SWELL S OF 
25N.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
3 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-102130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
930 AM CST THU MAR 10 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 
TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING 
NE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N N 
TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 
5 TO 7 FT FRI NIGHT.
.SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 
27N NE TO E WINDS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN