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

GMZ089-150330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
430 PM CDT MON MAR 14 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED E OF AREA RESULTING IN SE RETURN
FLOW PREVAILING ACROSS THE GULF. WEAK COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE 
FAR NW GULF LATER TONIGHT AND WILL EXTEND FROM MOBILE ALABAMA
TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS LATE TUE THEN DISSIPATE AS IT STALLS OUT 
OVER THE NE AND N CENTRAL WATERS TUE NIGHT. RETURN FLOW WILL 
PREVAIL WED THROUGH SAT AS HIGH PRES REBUILDS OVER THE NE GULF.

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GMZ080-150330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT MON MAR 14 2011

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 KT 
BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
N OF 28N NEAR FRONT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO 
SE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S PORTION.
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT....EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W 
OF 95W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 95W THU AND FRI.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ082-150330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
430 PM CDT MON MAR 14 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...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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GMZ084-150330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT MON MAR 14 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 20 KT NEAR THE 
YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.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 NEAR FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
E TO SE 10 KT WED NIGHT. 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 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT
BUILDING 2 TO 4 FT FRI AND SAT. 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...BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT FRI AND SAT.

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GMZ086-150330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT MON MAR 14 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...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 WED.
.THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N VARIABLE 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 15 
TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA FRI AND SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 
TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 24N AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA FRI AND SAT.

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FORECASTER COBB