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FZNT24 KNHC 290925
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE MAR 29 2011

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. 

GMZ089-291530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT TUE MAR 29 2011

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK STATIONARY FRONT EXTEND FROM 1015 MB LOW PRES 
OVER N FLORIDA TO 28N90W DISSIPATE BY TONIGHT.  COLD FRONT MOVE 
OFF TEXAS COAST EARLY WED AND EXTEND FROM NW FLORIDA TO SE TEXAS 
LATE WED MORNING WHERE IT STALLS LATE THU.  SECOND STRONGER COLD 
FRONT REACH FROM NW FLORIDA TO NW YUCATAN COAST FRI MORNING 
MOVING E OF AREA LATE FRI.  HIGH PRES BUILDS IN SAT.

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GMZ080-291530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT TUE MAR 29 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NE AT 10 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONTS.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO 20 KT W OF 95W 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE.

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GMZ082-291530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 AM CDT TUE MAR 29 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE ALONG 
YUCATAN COAST LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT N OF 
23N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT SE WEST OF 94W LATE. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT N OF 20N LATE.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-291530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 AM CDT TUE MAR 29 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S AT 20 KT S OF 24N 
TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT S OF 24N TONIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS N PART WED NIGHT.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 20 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONTS.
.FRI...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 
KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 
15 TO 20 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG 
FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.  S OF 25N N 
TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-291530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT TUE MAR 29 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SW WED 
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N 
PART.
.THU...SW WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT N OF 27N LATE.
.FRI...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. SE OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES