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FZNT24 KNHC 161448
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2008

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.

GMZ089-162130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2008

.SYNOPSIS...FRONT EXTENDING THROUGH THE N CENTRAL FLORIDA 
PENINSULA TO 28N90W TO THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST THIS AFTERNOON 
WILL MOVE FROM S FLORIDA TO 27N90W LATER TONIGHT AND BY MONDAY 
AFTERNOON WILL EXIT THE AREA. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER 
THE ENTIRE GULF MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. BY LATE TUESDAY 
AFTERNOON A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST AND MOVE 
RAPIDLY E. BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THE FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE 
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 24N90W TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF 
CAMPECHE. BY THURSDAY THE FRONT WILL EXTEND ACROSS THE STRAITS 
OF FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING 
OVER THE GULF BEHIND THE FRONT.

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GMZ080-162130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT AND MON...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE..SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT BUILDING TO 11 TO 16 FT ON 
TUE.   
.WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-162130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 22N 
AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 22N.
.TONIGHT AND MON...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT... 
HIGHEST N PART.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT N OF 22N AND 7 TO 10 FT S 
OF 22N.
.WED...E OF FRONT S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 
FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ084-162130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT AND MON...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT 
BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT ON TUE.
.WED...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. W 
OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

$$
GMZ086-162130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 
TO 3 FT OVER THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.WED...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF 
FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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