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FZNT24 KNHC 071408
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
908 AM EST TUE MAR 7 2017

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.

GMZ001-080215-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
908 AM EST TUE MAR 7 2017

.SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG SE RETURN FLOW OVER THE EASTERN GULF 
WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TODAY. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE
NW GULF ON THIS EVENING...STALL ALONG 27N ON WED NIGHT WITH THE 
REMNANTS DRIFTING N ON FRI. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE FAR
NW WATERS LATE SAT NIGHT. A TROUGH WILL DEVELOP EACH AFTERNOON 
OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND MOVE W ACROSS THE SW GULF LATE EACH
NIGHT INTO EARLY MORNING ACCOMPANIED BY A FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E
WIND SHIFT THROUGH FRI EVENING.

$$

GMZ011-080215-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
908 AM EST TUE MAR 7 2017

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E TO SE
SWELL. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

$$

GMZ013-080215-
N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
908 AM EST TUE MAR 7 2017

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E TO SE
SWELL. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

$$

GMZ015-080215-
NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
908 AM EST TUE MAR 7 2017

.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 

$$

GMZ017-080215-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
908 AM EST TUE MAR 7 2017

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

$$

GMZ019-080215-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
908 AM EST TUE MAR 7 2017

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 T