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FZNT24 KNHC 181530
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT FRI MAR 18 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. 

GMZ089-182130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
1030 AM CDT FRI MAR 18 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ACROSS NE GULF AREA THROUGH PERIOD WITH 
MODERATE TO FRESH SE RETURN FLOW PREVAILING ACROSS ENTIRE GULF 
EXCEPT LIGHT BREEZE NE QUADRANT.

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GMZ080-182130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT FRI MAR 18 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING 
TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ082-182130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
1030 AM CDT FRI MAR 18 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...W OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT
S OF 22N EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-182130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT FRI MAR 18 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT MON.  SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT MON.
.TUE...N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N E 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-182130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT FRI MAR 18 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. FROM 24N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT 
BUILD TO 7 LATE MON.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES