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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE MAR 15 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. 

GMZ089-151530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
430 AM CDT TUE MAR 15 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES IN THE FAR NE GULF IS SUPPORTING SE RETURN 
FLOW ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE WATERS. A WEAK COLD FRONT 
EXTENDING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS WILL CONTINUE 
TO WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM APALACHEE BAY FLORIDA TO 27N90W WED 
MORNING MOVING E OF THE AREA WED NIGHT. RETURN FLOW WILL PREVAIL 
WED THROUGH SAT AS HIGH PRES REBUILDS OVER THE NE GULF.

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GMZ080-151530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT TUE MAR 15 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO 
SE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED THROUGH SAT...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 THROUGH SAT.

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GMZ082-151530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
430 AM CDT TUE MAR 15 2011

.TODAY 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 96W TODAY.

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GMZ084-151530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT TUE MAR 15 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
N TO NE 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 5 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO NE 
TO E SAT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING 2 TO 4 FT FRI AND SAT. S OF 26N
E 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 BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT FRI 
AND SAT.

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GMZ086-151530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT TUE MAR 15 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 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 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS N PORTION WED.
.THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N 
FRI AND SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 24N FRI 
AND SAT.

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY