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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM 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. 

GMZ089-110930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
930 PM CST THU MAR 10 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR NAPLES FLORIDA TO
THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL MOVE SE OF THE GULF OVERNIGHT.
WINDS AND SEAS OVER THE MUCH OF THE MIDDLE AND EASTERN PORTIONS
WILL SUBSIDE THROUGH FRI MORNING AS HIGH PRES SLIDES S TO OVER
THE N CENTRAL WATERS. FRESH RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE 
WESTERN GULF THIS WEEKEND AS THE HIGH SHIFTS EASTWARD TO ACROSS 
N FLORIDA. 

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GMZ080-110930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 PM CST THU MAR 10 2011

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 FT...EXCEPT E OF 93W 15 TO 20 
KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N 
EXCEPT E OF 93W 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT 
LATE...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 95W WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W WINDS BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...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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GMZ082-110930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
930 PM CST THU MAR 10 2011

.TONIGHT...E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN N
SWELL LATE. W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO
6 TO 8 FT LATE.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 95W WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 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 AND SAT NIGHT...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 THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N E OF 
92W NE 20 KT MON AND TUE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-110930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 PM CST THU MAR 10 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S 
OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW TO N 
SWELL.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E 
TO SE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N...AND 6 TO 8 FT IN N 
SWELL S OF 25N.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-110930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
930 PM CST THU MAR 10 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S 
OF 26N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 
15 KT AND SHIFTING TO NE 10 KT LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT FRI NIGHT. S OF 25N WINDS BECOMING N TO 
NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N WINDS SHIFTING TO NE TO E 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT FROM 25N TO 27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 
25N.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE