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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST FRI MAR 11 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. 

GMZ089-120930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
930 PM CST FRI MAR 11 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WILL MOVE E 
OF THE AREA SAT NIGHT WITH SE RETURN FLOW SPREADING OVER MOST OF 
THE GULF SUN THROUGH WED. A WEAK PRESSURE PATTERN DEVELOPS OVER 
THE E GULF MON THROUGH WED.

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GMZ080-120930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 PM CST FRI MAR 11 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN THROUGH WED...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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GMZ082-120930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
930 PM CST FRI MAR 11 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 15 TO 20 KT MON THROUGH WED DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-120930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 PM CST FRI MAR 11 2011

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT N OF 25N...AND 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL S OF 25N.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-120930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
930 PM CST FRI MAR 11 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE AND 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N 
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.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 WED...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN/COBB