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FZNT24 KNHC 160309
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO.
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CDT MON MAR 15 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.

GMZ089-160930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 PM CDT MON MAR 15 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE RIDGE EXTENDING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE 
YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH MID WEEK AND WEAKEN 
THEREAFTER. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED OVER ALL 
WATERS BY LATE TUE AND CONTINUE ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA THROUGH 
THU. SLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP W OF 95W ON FRI. THE NEXT COLD 
FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE SAT.

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GMZ080-160930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 PM CDT MON MAR 15 2010

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 1O TO 15 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT 
TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT BECOMING 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF 95W WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...E OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 
95W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT.  
.FRI...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT W 
OF 95W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT E OF 95W AND 3 TO 5 FT W 
OF 95W. 
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND 
FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-160930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CDT MON MAR 15 2010

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT N WINDS 10 KT W OF 
96W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF 96W.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING 20 TO 
25 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TUE NIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 8 FT.
.THU...E OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 
95W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT WITHIN 70 NM OF THE 
COAST OF YUCATAN. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 21N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 21N 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-160930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
930 PM CDT MON MAR 15 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST SEAS NEAR THE YUCATAN 
CHANNEL. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
27N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
.FRI...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-160930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
930 PM CDT MON MAR 15 2010
 
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT S OF 26N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N AND 3 TO 5 FT S 
OF 26N.  
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N 
OF 26N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N.  
.THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N AND 3 TO 5 
FT S OF 26N.
.FRI...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER GR