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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SAT MAR 12 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. 

GMZ089-121530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
330 AM CST SAT MAR 12 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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GMZ080-121530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST SAT MAR 12 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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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GMZ082-121530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
330 AM CST SAT MAR 12 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 
93W NE 15 TO 20 KT MON THROUGH WED DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-121530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST SAT MAR 12 2011

.TODAY THROUGH WED...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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GMZ086-121530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
330 AM CST SAT MAR 12 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 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 VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 25N MAINLY E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER AL