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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT THU MAR 17 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. 

GMZ089-180930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
1030 PM CDT THU MAR 17 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL MEANDER ACROSS NE GULF AREA THROUGH 
THE PERIOD WITH MODERATE TO FRESH RETURN FLOW PREVAILING ACROSS 
ALL BUT NE PORTIONS OF GULF.

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GMZ080-180930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT THU MAR 17 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING 
TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT MON. E OF 94W E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 
3 TO 5 FT MON. 

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GMZ082-180930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
1030 PM CDT THU MAR 17 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.  SEAS 4 TO 
5 FT. E OF 94W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT S OF 
22N AFTERNOONS THROUGH EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-180930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT THU MAR 17 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S 
OF 23N E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTERNOONS 
THROUGH EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT MON.
.TUE...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 
25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.

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GMZ086-180930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT THU MAR 17 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 
20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA WESTWARD. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT 
S OF 24N BUILDING 6 TO 7 FT LATE MON.
.TUE...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA. 

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FORECASTER STRIPLING