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FZNT24 KNHC 130830
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SUN MAR 13 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. 

GMZ089-131530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
430 AM CDT SUN MAR 13 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE FAR NE GULF WILL REMAIN 
NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON NIGHT WITH SE RETURN FLOW 
PREVAILING ACROSS THE GULF. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE 
N GULF COAST MON NIGHT REACHING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE TEXAS 
MEXICO BORDER TUE MORNING THEN WILL DISSIPATE AS IT STALLS OUT 
OVER THE NE GULF WED AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES REFORMS IN THE NE GULF 
WED NIGHT WITH SE RETURN FLOW ONCE AGAIN BECOMING PREDOMINANT 
THROUGH THU.

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GMZ080-131530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SUN MAR 13 2011

.TODAY THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE 15 TO 20 KT 
W OF 95W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF 95W.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO 
E BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TUE. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.WED AND THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 
3 TO 5 FT THU.

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GMZ082-131530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
430 AM CDT SUN MAR 13 2011

.TODAY THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 
20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS.

$$
GMZ084-131530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT SUN MAR 13 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR 
THE YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. 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 THE YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT N OF 26N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N.
.TUE...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR 
FRONT.
.WED...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT 
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT NEAR 
THE YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 26N 
AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N.

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GMZ086-131530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT SUN MAR 13 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 
FT OR LESS. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 
KT S OF 24N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT
OR LESS. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 
15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S 
OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY