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FZNT24 KNHC 130257
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM 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. 

GMZ089-130930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
930 PM CST SAT MAR 12 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE FAR NE GULF WILL 
SHIFT E OF THE AREA SUN ALLOWING FOR SE TO S RETURN FLOW OVER 
THE FAR WESTERN PORTION TO EXPAND EASTWARD THROUGH SUN 
THEN WEAKEN SUN NIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH 
THE FAR NW GULF MON...THEN MOVE ACROSS THE NORTH-CENTRAL GULF
MON NIGHT AND TUE...AND REACH THE FAR NE WATERS BY TUE NIGHT
BEFORE DISSIPATING OVER FLORIDA WED. A WEAK PRESSURE PATTERN 
WILL THEN SET UP ACROSS THE AREA DURING WED BRINGING LIGHT WINDS 
AND LOW SEAS WED AND THU.

$$
GMZ080-130930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 PM CST SAT MAR 12 2011

.TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 
95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 27N W OF
94W SE 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST W OF 94W.
.MON THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 
95W...AND 2 TO 4 FT E OF 95W. 

$$
GMZ082-130930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
930 PM CST SAT MAR 12 2011

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST W OF 
95W. 
.SUN THROUGH THU...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.

$$
GMZ084-130930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 PM CST SAT MAR 12 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT W OF 88W...AND 1 TO 2 FT E OF 88W. S OF 26N E TO 
SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 
15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT 3 
TO 5 FT S OF 26N AND 1 TO 3 FT N OF 26N...HIGHEST W OF 88W.
.TUE...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 
BEHIND FRONT W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT NEAR 
YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 3 TO 
4 FT S OF 26N...AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 26N.

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GMZ086-130930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
930 PM CST SAT MAR 12 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE N OF 
28N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT FROM 25N TO 27N
...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO 
SW LATE MON AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 28N WINDS BECOMING NW 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. FROM 26N TO 
28N WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 1 FT. S OF 26N WINDS 
E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...WINDS BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT 
S OF 26N...AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 26N.

$$
FORECASTER AGUIRRE/COBB