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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1004 PM EST THU MAR 9 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.

GMZ001-101515-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1004 PM EST THU MAR 9 2017

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NE GULF FRI
NIGHT. A SECOND...STRONGER...FRONT MAY ENTER THE NW GULF SUN. 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. 

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GMZ011-101515-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
1004 PM EST THU MAR 9 2017

.OVERNIGHT...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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ013-101515-
N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
1004 PM EST THU MAR 9 2017

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE MORNING...
BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...
BECOMING 3 FT LATE. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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GMZ015-101515-
NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
1004 PM EST THU MAR 9 2017

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING
3 FT LATE. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...
BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 TO
4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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GMZ017-101515-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
1004 PM EST THU MAR 9 2017

.OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ019-101515-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
1004 PM EST THU MAR 9 2017

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E TO 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...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 

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GMZ021-101515-
E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-
1004 PM EST THU MAR 9 2017

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE LESS THAN 5 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 TO
4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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GMZ023-101515-
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-
1004 PM EST THU MAR 9 2017

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE LESS THAN 5 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ025-101515-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
1004 PM EST THU MAR 9 2017

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 

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FORECASTER AL