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FZNT24 KNHC 250238
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CDT WED MAR 24 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.

GMZ089-250930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 PM CDT WED MAR 24 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY THU 
MORNING AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO E BAY OF 
CAMPECHE FRI MORNING...THEN STALL OVER THE SOUTHERN WATERS FRI 
NIGHT. REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL MOVE NW ON SAT IN ADVANCE OF 
ANOTHER COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE TEXAS COAST AROUND 
SUNRISE SUN AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO YUCATAN 
PENINSULA SUN NIGHT...AND MOVE SLOWLY ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF 
MON.

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GMZ080-250930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 PM CDT WED MAR 24 2010
 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS NW PART. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 
6 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 
10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW SAT 
NIGHT AND SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. 
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-250930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CDT WED MAR 24 2010

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 
TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT AND DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE THU NIGHT. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS WITH FRONT.
.MON...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.

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GMZ084-250930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
930 PM CDT WED MAR 24 2010

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT SAT 
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT. 
.MON...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ALONG FRONT. 

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GMZ086-250930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
930 PM CDT WED MAR 24 2010

.TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 
10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.   
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE SAT 
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO W BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
NEAR FRONT.

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FORECASTER NELSON