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FZNT24 KNHC 160849
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT WED MAR 16 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. 

GMZ089-161530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
430 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR PANAMA CITY 
FLORIDA TO 27N90W WILL DISSIPATE AS IT APPROACHES THE W COAST OF 
FLORIDA TODAY. RETURN FLOW WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF 
THE BASIN WED THROUGH SUN AS HIGH PRES REBUILDS OVER THE NE GULF.

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GMZ080-161530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2011

.TODAY THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W 
OF 95W THU THROUGH 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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GMZ082-161530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
430 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2011

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

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GMZ084-161530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
NE TO E 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 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 4 FT S OF 28N SAT 
AND SUN. 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 SAT AND SUN.

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GMZ086-161530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
N TO NE TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PORTION TODAY.
.THU THROUGH SUN...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 AND SAT...THEN 
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT S OF 24N SUN.

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY