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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT THU MAR 20 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.

GMZ089-210330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT THU MAR 20 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM SW FLORIDA TO NRN YUCATAN STALLS 
FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN OVERNIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS 
SUBSIDE THROUGH SAT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS TO THE N OF THE AREA. A WEAK 
COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NE GULF LATE SAT...FOLLOWED BY A SLIGHTLY 
STRONGER REINFORCING FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST SUN. THE FRONT 
STALLS ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF BY TUE.

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GMZ080-210330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT THU MAR 20 2008

.TONIGHT...W OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 
92W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 
7 FT IN E SWELL.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 
TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 4 TO 
6 FT .

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GMZ082-210330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT THU MAR 20 2008

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...W OF 94W N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 
6 TO 9 FT. E OF 94W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-210330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT THU MAR 20 2008

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 
TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 26N NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.TUE...NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-210330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT THU MAR 20 2008

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N OF 28N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TUE...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN