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FZNT24 KNHC 291516
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT MON MAR 29 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.

GMZ089-292130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT MON MAR 29 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE SE GULF WILL MOVE E OF AREA 
THIS AFTERNOON. A HIGH PRES CENTER WILL FORM OVER THE NW GULF 
THIS AFTERNOON AND SHIFT E ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS THROUGH 
WED REACHING POSITION OVER N FLORIDA THU ALLOWING SOUTHERLY 
RETURN FLOW TO INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN WATERS WED AND THU. THE 
NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS FRI NIGHT. 

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GMZ080-292130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT MON MAR 29 2010
 
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT THIS EVENING THEN E TO SE 10 KT 
TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 
FT LATE TONIGHT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 
KT W OF 94W TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 
95W WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT W OF 95W WED 
NIGHT.
.THU...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 
94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT FRI 
NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.

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GMZ082-292130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT MON MAR 29 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 
TO 5 FT TONIGHT. E OF 95W N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 
TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS WITHIN 90 
NM OF THE COAST OF YUCATAN IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 7 TO 9 
FT N PART FRI NIGHT. 
 
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GMZ084-292130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
1030 AM CDT MON MAR 29 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THIS EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 
TO 15 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S PART.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT TUE NIGHT. S OF 25N N 
TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL THEN SUBSIDING TO 
3 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT. HIGHEST SEAS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.WED...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 
TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU 
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF YUCATAN IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT.

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GMZ086-292130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
1030 AM CDT MON MAR 29 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT 
TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S PART. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT 
IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT.
.WED...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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FORECASTER GR