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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
338 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2014

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.

GMZ001-082045-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
338 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2014

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE AREA WILL MOVE EASTWARD THROUGH
SUN AND WEAKEN ALLOWING FOR A COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE WESTERN
GULF LATE SAT NIGHT INTO SUN. THIS NEXT FRONT WILL ENTER THE GULF
ORIENTED N TO S...AND MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD...AND IS EXPECTED TO
REACH TO NEAR 95W MON...TO NEAR 92W BY LATE TUE...AND BEGIN TO
DISSIPATE OVER THE EASTERN GULF WED. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL GULF ON WED FOLLOWED BY FRESH
TO STRONG NW FLOW.

$$

GMZ011-082045-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
338 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2014

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$

GMZ013-082045-
N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
338 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2014

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

$$

GMZ015-082045-
NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
338 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2014

.TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$

GMZ017-082045-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
338 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2014

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF 96W...
AND NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT W OF 96W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$

GMZ019-082045-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
338 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2014

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$

GMZ021-082045-
E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-
338 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2014

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$

GMZ023-082045-
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-
338 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2014

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

GMZ025-082045-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
338 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2014

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

FORECASTER DGS