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FZNT24 KNHC 230855
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT WED MAR 23 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. 

GMZ089-231530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2011

.SYNOPSIS...1019 MB HIGH PRES NEAR TAMPA BAY WILL DISSIPATE 
TONIGHT. RIDGE ALONG 27N TONIGHT THEN MOVE E OF THE GULF 
THROUGH LATE THU AS A COLD FRONT BRUSHES THE NORTHERN WATERS. 
LOW PRES OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WITH RIDGE ACROSS THE EASTERN 
GULF WITH INCREASING SLY OVER THE W GULF SAT AND SUN.

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GMZ080-231530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2011

.TODAY...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E 
OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15  KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-231530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 
6 FT.

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GMZ084-231530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
430 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS  10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...N OF 27N WINDS NE TO E 5 TO 19 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ086-231530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS