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FZNT24 KNHC 040855
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST THU MAR 04 2010

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.

GMZ089-041530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 AM CST THU MAR 04 2010

.SYNOPSIS...NW WINDS OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL CONTINUE TO 
DIMINISH TODAY AS HIGH PRES RIDGE MOVES TO THE CENTRAL GULF. 
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN GULF SAT 
THROUGH MON IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT THAT WILL APPROACH 
THE TEXAS COAST SUNRISE TUE.

$$
GMZ080-041530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST THU MAR 04 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND MON...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 
25 KT MON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 94W S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

$$

GMZ082-041530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST THU MAR 04 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON...N OF 22N W OF 94W S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 
FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

$$
GMZ084-041530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
330 AM CST THU MAR 04 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 
FT S OF 25N.
 
$$
GMZ086-041530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
330 AM CST THU MAR 04 2010

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT DIMINISHING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 
KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI THROUGH 
SAT.
.SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE MON. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$
FORECASTER SCHAUER