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FZNT24 KNHC 291440
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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. 

GMZ089-292130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT TUE MAR 29 2011

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM 29N83W TO 
29N87W DISSIPATE BY TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS 
COAST LATE TONIGHT AND WILL EXTEND FROM NW FLORIDA TO 20N96W BY 
EARLY THU...THEN STALL AND BECOME DIFFUSE FROM 25N81W TO 21N86W 
BY EARLY FRI. ANOTHER WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NE 
GULF BY LATE SAT 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 TUE MAR 29 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 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 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE AT 10 KT LATE. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONTS.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-292130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 AM CDT TUE MAR 29 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT ALONG YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS.

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GMZ084-292130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
1030 AM CDT TUE MAR 29 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 
20 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT S OF 24N TONIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...N OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING W TO NW WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N W TO NW WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-292130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT TUE MAR 29 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT LATE. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN