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FZNT24 KNHC 260243
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT FRI MAR 25 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. 

GMZ089-260930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT FRI MAR 25 2011

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT INTO THE SE GULF TOMORROW 
WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING NW TO LOUISIANA AS SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW 
INCREASES. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN SUN AS A WEAK COLD FRONT STALLS 
OVER THE NORTHERN COASTAL PLAINS AND DISSIPATES THROUGH MON. 
ANOTHER WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE NIGHT 
AND WILL EXTEND FROM MISSISSIPPI TO TAMPICO MEXICO WED AFTERNOON.

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GMZ080-260930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT FRI MAR 25 2011

.TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ082-260930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 PM CDT FRI MAR 25 2011

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...W OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E 
OF FRONT S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ084-260930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
1030 PM CDT FRI MAR 25 2011

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S 
OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT.  
.WED...N OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N 
E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N 
SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ086-260930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT FRI MAR 25 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT S OF 25N TUE 
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 2 TO 3 FT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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FORECASTER AL