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FZNT24 KNHC 251452
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT THU MAR 25 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.

GMZ089-252130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT THU MAR 25 2010

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT ALONG THE TEXAS COAST WILL EXTEND FROM THE 
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA FRI MORNING THEN SE OF 
THE AREA FRI NIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST 
EARLY SUN AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE YUCATAN 
PENINSULA SUN NIGHT THEN WILL SLOWLY MOVE SE ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF 
MON.

$$
GMZ080-252130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT THU MAR 25 2010
 
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 BECOMING N TO NE 
LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS 
AHEAD OF FRONT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT FRI 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT,
.SAT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW SAT NIGHT 
AND SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT 
BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON 
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT. 

$$
GMZ082-252130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT THU MAR 25 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO 
N 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE 
TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 
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 7 TO 9 FT. E OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

$$
GMZ084-252130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
1030 AM CDT THU MAR 25 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO 
NW W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS 
AHEAD OF 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 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO 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 W OF 
FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT. 
.MON...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ALONG FRONT.

$$
GMZ086-252130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
1030 AM CDT THU MAR 25 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 
20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N W 
OF 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 TO NW W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SE OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG 
FRONT.

$$
FORECASTER LEWITSKY/DGS