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FZNT24 KNHC 132057
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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. 

GMZ089-140330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
430 PM CDT SUN MAR 13 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER FLORIDA 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 LATE MON AND TUE...AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE 
TO 28N90W EARLY WED AND DISSIPATE BY LATE WED. HIGH PRES WILL 
THEN BECOME ESTABLISHED OVER THE NE GULF THU WITH RETURN FLOW 
DEVELOPING THROUGH FRI.

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GMZ080-140330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT SUN MAR 13 2011

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF 95W.
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 
10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT 
TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
..TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 95W THU AND FRI.

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GMZ082-140330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
430 PM CDT SUN MAR 13 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...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.

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GMZ084-140330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT SUN MAR 13 2011

.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 EARLY. 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 
4 FT N OF 26N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT...
EXCEPT NW 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 ALONG AND NEAR FRONT.
.WED...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...AND E TO SE 
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT 
NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-140330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT SUN MAR 13 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT....EXCEPT 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...
BECOMING SE TO S TUE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 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. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
N PORTION.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING 15 TO 
20 KT S OF 24N FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER COBB