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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1047 AM EDT SUN MAR 30 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.

GMZ001-310300-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1047 AM EDT SUN MAR 30 2014

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO EASTERN BAY
OF CAMPEHCHE WILL MOVE SE OF THE GULF LATER TODAY. HIGH PRES
CENTER WILL SHIFT E ACROSS THE NORTHERN COASTAL PLAINS TONIGHT AND
MON SETTING UP AN E TO W RIDGE FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE NE
TEXAS COAST ON TUE...THEN SHIFT N TO ALONG 31N ON WED AND THU.
MODERATE E TO SE RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE NW WATERS
TODAY AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF ON MON. THE GRADIENT
WILL STRENGTHEN ON TUE WITH MODERATE TO FRESH E TO SE WINDS ACROSS
THE ENTIRE GULF ON WED AND THU...EXCEPT BECOMING STRONG ACROSS THE
SW WATERS ON THU.

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GMZ011-310300-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
1047 AM EDT SUN MAR 30 2014

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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GMZ013-310300-
N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
1047 AM EDT SUN MAR 30 2014

.TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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GMZ015-310300-
NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
1047 AM EDT SUN MAR 30 2014

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ017-310300-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
1047 AM EDT SUN MAR 30 2014

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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GMZ019-310300-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
1047 AM EDT SUN MAR 30 2014

.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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GMZ021-310300-
E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-
1047 AM EDT SUN MAR 30 2014

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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GMZ023-310300-
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-
1047 AM EDT SUN MAR 30 2014

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

$$

GMZ025-310300-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
1047 AM EDT SUN MAR 30 2014

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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FORECASTER DGS