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FZNT24 KNHC 192114
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT SAT MAR 19 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. 

GMZ089-200330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
430 PM CDT SAT MAR 19 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTER OVER N COASTAL WATERS SHIFT E OF 
AREA SUN WITH RIDGE REMAINING FROM NW FLORIDA TO SE TEXAS.  
MODERATE E WINDS INCREASE TO A FRESH BREEZE S OF RIDGE SUN 
THROUGH TUE.  HIGH PRES WEAKEN WED AND WINDS DIMINISH. 

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GMZ080-200330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT SAT MAR 19 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ082-200330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
430 PM CDT SAT MAR 19 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT 
S OF 22N E OF 92W AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 
6 FT S OF 22N E OF 92W AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS.

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GMZ084-200330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT SAT MAR 19 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...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 
4 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT MON AND MON 
NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT MON.
.TUE...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N E 
TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.WED AND THU...N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SW AT 15 KT 
THU. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT THU. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ086-200330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT SAT MAR 19 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N VARIABLE 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 6 FT 
BUILDING TO 8 BRIEFLY ON MON.
.WED AND THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. 
S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISH TO LESS THAN 10 KT 
THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES