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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST TUE MAR 6 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. 

GMZ089-062130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 AM CST TUE MAR 6 2012

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES WILL SLOWLY SHIFT EASTWARD NE OF 
THE AREA...RESULTING IN FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY WINDS ACROSS 
THE GULF THROUGH THU. WINDS DIMINISH FRI AND SAT AS A WEAKENING 
COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE NW GULF.

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GMZ080-062130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS 
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST TUE MAR 6 2012
 
.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT 
BUILDING TO 8 TO 9 FT WED.
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.FRI AND SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS W OF 95W.

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GMZ082-062130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST TUE MAR 6 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 
FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 96W.

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GMZ084-062130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST TUE MAR 6 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ086-062130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST TUE MAR 6 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT S OF 26N AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 26N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT... 
NIGHEST NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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FORECASTER MUNDELL