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FZNT24 KNHC 141448
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT MON MAR 14 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. 

GMZ089-142130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
1030 AM CDT MON MAR 14 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE FAR NE GULF WILL REMAIN 
NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUE WITH SE RETURN FLOW PREVAILING 
ACROSS THE GULF. WEAK COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE FAR NW GULF MON 
NIGHT AND WILL REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS 
EARLY TUE THEN WILL DISSIPATE AS IT STALLS OUT OVER THE NE AND N 
CENTRAL WATERS TUE NIGHT. RETURN FLOW WILL PREVAIL WED THROUGH 
FRI AS HIGH PRES REBUILDS OVER THE NE GULF.

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GMZ080-142130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT MON MAR 14 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 
TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS 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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GMZ082-142130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
1030 AM CDT MON MAR 14 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...E TO 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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GMZ084-142130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT MON MAR 14 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
NW TO N 10 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E 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 TO 
15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E 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.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 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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GMZ086-142130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT MON MAR 14 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...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. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS N PORTION EARLY.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S 
OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 24N FRI.

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY/DGS