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FZNT24 KNHC 110847
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO.
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST THU MAR 11 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.

GMZ089-111530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 AM CST THU MAR 11 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST TODAY AND 
NEARLY STALL FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE SE WATERS TONIGHT. 
A REINFORCING SECOND COLD FRONT WILL RACE OFF THE TEXAS COAST 
LATE TODAY AND MERGE WITH THE FIRST FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA 
PANHANDLE TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA FRI AND MOVE SE OF AREA LATE 
FRI NIGHT. AN E TO W RIDGE WILL EXTEND ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS 
SAT AND SUN AS A THIRD COLD FRONT SWEEPS E ACROSS THE NORTHERN 
WATERS. A RIDGE WILL EXTEND FROM NE TEXAS TO NW CUBA MON.
 
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GMZ080-111530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST THU MAR 11 2010

.TODAY...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 15 KT W OF 93W LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT FRI THEN SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 FT LATE FRI 
NIGHT W OF 93W. ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG SECOND FRONT.
.SAT...W OF NEXT FRONT SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...W OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 93W 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 
FT S OF 27N.  

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GMZ082-111530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST THU MAR 11 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT 
BEHIND FIRST FRONT AND 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND SECOND FRONT TONIGHT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND SECOND FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 
KT AND BECOMING S OVER THE NW WATERS LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SAT...N OF 23N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
ELSEWHERE NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 

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GMZ084-111530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
330 AM CST THU MAR 11 2010

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.   
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 7 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 
20 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 27N W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N NW 
TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
.SUN...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 
25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 

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GMZ086-111530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
330 AM CST THU MAR 11 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO W 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 
TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NW 
TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
 
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FORECASTER NELSON