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FZNT24 KNHC 280855
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SUN MAR 28 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.

GMZ089-281530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT SUN MAR 28 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY 
TODAY RACING TO POSITION FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE 
YUCATAN PENINSULA SUN NIGHT...THEN MOVE SE OF THE AREA MON. A 
HIGH PRES CENTER WILL FORM OVER THE NW GULF MON NIGHT AND SHIFT 
E ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS TO N FLORIDA WED ALLOWING SOUTHERLY 
RETURN FLOW TO INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN WATERS THU.

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GMZ080-281530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SUN MAR 28 2010
 
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT 
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 
TO 15 KT E OF 93W AND BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 93W MON 
NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT E OF 93W AND 2 TO 4 
FT W OF 93W  MON NIGHT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT TUE 
NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ082-281530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SUN MAR 28 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EARLY BECOMING N 
TO NE 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 
FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 
TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON 
NIGHT. 
.TUE...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 
93W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED 
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT 
BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT.
 
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GMZ084-281530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
430 AM CDT SUN MAR 28 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 
TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE N OF 25N AND NE TO 
E 5 TO 10 KT S OF 25N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N 
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-281530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
430 AM CDT SUN MAR 28 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW 
15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W 
OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT MON NIGHT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.WED...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT FLORIDA STRAITS 
WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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FORECASTER AL