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FZNT24 KNHC 262036
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT WED MAR 26 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.

GMZ089-270330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT WED MAR 26 2008

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE WILL EXTEND ALONG THE NRN GULF COAST THROUGH 
MON.

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GMZ080-270330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT WED MAR 26 2008

.TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E 
OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS.

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GMZ082-270330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT WED MAR 26 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.
.FRI THROUGH MON...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 
7 FT. S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS.

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GMZ084-270330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT WED MAR 26 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT S OF 25N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N.
.FRI THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S 
OF 25N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS SAT AND SUN.

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GMZ086-270330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT WED MAR 26 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER BERG