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FZNT24 KNHC 050158
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM 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.

GMZ089-050930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 PM CST THU MAR 04 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES SETTLING ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF 
THIS EVENING WILL DRIFT VERY SLOWLY E THROUGH SUN NIGHT... 
ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN 
GULF SAT THROUGH MON NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT. 
THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE TEXAS COAST LATE TUE.

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GMZ080-050930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 PM CST THU MAR 04 2010

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND MON...W OF 93W SE WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT 
MON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.  

$$

GMZ082-050930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST THU MAR 04 2010

.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 NIGHT...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...W OF 94W S TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W SE 
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING W OF 94W E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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GMZ084-050930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
930 PM CST THU MAR 04 2010

.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 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 
FT S OF 25N.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
 
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GMZ086-050930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
930 PM CST THU MAR 04 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
NE 15 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE MON. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 
1 TO 3 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT LATE. 

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FORECASTER STRIPLING