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FZNT24 KNHC 060846
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SAT MAR 06 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.

GMZ089-061530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 AM CST SAT MAR 06 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL PREVAIL...BEFORE SHIFTING E OF THE 
AREA WED. SOUTHERLY RETURN WILL INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN GULF 
MON AND TUE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL SHIFT OFF THE TEXAS 
COAST WED AFTERNOON.

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GMZ080-061530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST SAT MAR 06 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT....W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING 
TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND WED...WINDS SE TO S 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT BECOMING 
W 15 TO 20 KT LATE WED. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-061530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST SAT MAR 06 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N 
OF 21N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N.
.MON AND TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
W OF 95W TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 22N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 22N.
.WED...E OF FRONT S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT OF 21N 
AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ084-061530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
330 AM CST SAT MAR 06 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S 
OF 25N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 25N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT 
N OF 25N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N AND 2 TO 3 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT N OF 25N SUN NIGHT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON 
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 25N. 
.TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE NIGHT. 

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GMZ086-061530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
330 AM CST SAT MAR 06 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 
MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT SUN NIGHT.
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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FORECASTER AL