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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012

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. 

GMZ089-022130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT 
MOVES OFF THE TEXAS/SW LOUISIANA COASTS EARLY SAT WILL INCREASE 
WINDS TO GALE FORCE S OF 23N W OF 95W SAT EVENING THROUGH SUN. 
THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO BAY OF CAMPECHE 
SAT EVENING...FROM SW FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY SUN... 
THEN MOVE SE OF THE GULF SUN AFTERNOON.

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GMZ080-022130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS 
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
 
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG NW PORTION TONIGHT.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ082-022130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 23N W OF 95W SAT NIGHT AND 
SUN...

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT 
BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT BEHIND FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...S OF 23N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 
TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ084-022130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 
FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 
25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT 
BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 25N 
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 26N.
.MON...S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 26N 
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.

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GMZ086-022130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N 
OF 26N AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS LATE.
.SUN...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. N OF 26N 
NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 26N AND 5 
TO 7 FT N OF 26N.

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FORECASTER MUNDELL