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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
416 PM 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.

GMZ001-080930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
416 PM EST TUE MAR 7 2017

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF THIS 
EVENING. THE FRONT WILL 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. 

$$

GMZ011-080930-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
416 PM EST TUE MAR 7 2017

.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 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

GMZ013-080930-
N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
416 PM EST TUE MAR 7 2017

.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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E 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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

$$

GMZ015-080930-
NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
416 PM EST TUE MAR 7 2017

.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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING
3 FT LATE. 

$$

GMZ017-080930-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
416 PM EST TUE MAR 7 2017

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 96W...AND E 15 TO 20 KT
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.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. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 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 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

$$

GMZ019-080930-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
416 PM EST TUE MAR 7 2017

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6