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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1021 PM EDT WED MAR 26 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.

GMZ001-271430-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1021 PM EDT WED MAR 26 2014

.SYNOPSIS...A 1026 MB HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE NE CORNER OF THE 
GULF DOMINATES THE REGION PRODUCING FRESH TO STRONG WINDS. THE
HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT E ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO SET
UP ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF BY THU AND SPREADING EASTWARD ACROSS
THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA BY FRI. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE
NW GULF FRI NIGHT INTO SAT REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO
THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE SAT...AND MOVE SE OF THE GULF LATE SUN.
HIGH PRES WILL BUILD AGAIN ACROSS THE AREA.

$$

GMZ011-271430-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
1021 PM EDT WED MAR 26 2014

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW LATE. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ013-271430-
N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
1021 PM EDT WED MAR 26 2014

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ015-271430-
NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
1021 PM EDT WED MAR 26 2014

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ017-271430-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
1021 PM EDT WED MAR 26 2014

.OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO
10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ019-271430-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
1021 PM EDT WED MAR 26 2014

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ021-271430-
E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-
1021 PM EDT WED MAR 26 2014

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ023-271430-
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-
1021 PM EDT WED MAR 26 2014

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ025-271430-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
1021 PM EDT WED MAR 26 2014

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN
60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF
COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF
COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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FORECASTER GR