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FZNT24 KNHC 152123
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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. 

GMZ089-160330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
430 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2011

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR PENSACOLA TO 
BROWNSVILLE WILL WEAKEN THROUGH WED MORNING AS W PORTIONS DRIFTS 
N AND E PORTION MOVES E TO APALACHEE BAY. RETURN FLOW WILL 
PREVAIL ACROSS W HALF OF BASIN WED THROUGH SUN AS HIGH PRES 
REBUILDS OVER THE NE GULF.

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GMZ080-160330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2011

.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 SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 
95W THROUGH SAT THEN 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT 
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 95W THU THROUGH SAT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT 
SUN.

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GMZ082-160330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
430 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO 
E 15 TO 20 KT E OF 93W DURING THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST DURING THE 
EVENINGS. 

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GMZ084-160330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N TO 
NE 10 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF 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 SUN...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO NE 
TO E SAT AND SUN. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING 2 TO 3 FT FRI. 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 THROUGH SUN.

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GMZ086-160330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.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 SUN...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 
10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT SUN. S OF 26N 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N FRI 
THROUGH SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 24N 
FRI.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING