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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1048 AM EDT MON MAR 31 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.

GMZ001-010300-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1048 AM EDT MON MAR 31 2014

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA
WILL SHIFT E ACROSS THE NE COASTAL PLAINS TO THE FLORIDA BIG
BEND TONIGHT WITH RIDGE EXTENDING W TO EXTREME NE TEXAS. THIS E
TO W RIDGE WILL SHIFT N TO ALONG 31N ON TUE THROUGH THU...THEN
MOVE E ON FRI ALLOWING A COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST.
THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO 25N95W TO THE
WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE AT EARLY SAT.

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GMZ011-010300-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
1048 AM EDT MON MAR 31 2014

.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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GMZ013-010300-
N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
1048 AM EDT MON MAR 31 2014

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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GMZ015-010300-
NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
1048 AM EDT MON MAR 31 2014

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ017-010300-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
1048 AM EDT MON MAR 31 2014

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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GMZ019-010300-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
1048 AM EDT MON MAR 31 2014

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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GMZ021-010300-
E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-
1048 AM EDT MON MAR 31 2014

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

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GMZ023-010300-
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-
1048 AM EDT MON MAR 31 2014

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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GMZ025-010300-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
1048 AM EDT MON MAR 31 2014

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

$$

FORECASTER DGS