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FZNT24 KNHC 082124
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST MON MAR 08 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.

GMZ089-090330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 PM CST MON MAR 08 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER NE GULF SHIFT E OF AREA TONIGHT 
ALLOWING S RETURN FLOW W OF 93W SPREADING E ACROSS ENTIRE GULF 
BY LATE WED.  COLD FRONT MOVE TO OFF TEXAS COAST WED AND RACE E 
TO REACH FROM 30N92W TO UPPER MEXICAN COAST WED NIGHT THEN FROM 
NEAR TAMPA BAY TO 21N87W LATE FRI.  SECOND REINFORCING FRONT 
MOVE SE ACROSS NW GULF FRI MERGING WITH INITIAL FRONT AND MOVING 
SE OUT OF GULF LATE FRI NIGHT. 

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GMZ080-090330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST MON MAR 08 2010

.TONIGHT...W OF 93W  SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE 
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.  SEAS 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT E 
OF 93W SHIFT  W BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG 
FRONT.
.THU AND FRI...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT BECOME NW 
25 KT FRI. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 8 FT FRI.
.SAT...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. E OF 95W 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

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GMZ082-090330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST MON MAR 08 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 93W SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT 
TUE AND TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 
KT LATE. SEAS UP TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT S OF 21N. W OF 94W SE TO S 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOME NW 15 KT LATE THU 
AND INCREASE TO 25 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 9 FT LATE FRI.

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GMZ084-090330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
330 PM CST MON MAR 08 2010

.TONIGHT AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE TO S WIND 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE 
TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT AND WED THEN SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT WED NIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 7 FT BY WED NIGHT. 
.THU AND FRI...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT LATE THU INCREASE 
TO 20 KT LATE THU. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT FRI. NW OF FRONT NW 
TO N WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT BEHIND SECOND FRONT LATE FRI. 
SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 7 FT LATE FRI. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 26N NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 26N NW TO N 
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

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GMZ086-090330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
330 PM CST MON MAR 08 2010

.TONIGHT AND TUE...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS TO 6 FT.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFT NW KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND SAT...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 7 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES