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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012

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. 

GMZ089-210330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST INTO THE 
NW GULF WILL PUSH SE AND REACH A POSITION FROM 29N92W TO 19N95W 
WED MORNING...AND THEN STALL AND BECOME DIFFUSE FROM 29N90W TO 
19N92W BY EARLY THU. LIGHT WINDS PREVAIL FRI AND SAT AS A RIDGE 
BUILDS ALONG 26N.

$$
GMZ080-210330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS 
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012
 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 
90 NM E OF FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT 
BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT BY WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING 
TO 6 FT WED NIGHT. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT WED 
NIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 
.THU...S OF 26N E OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N 
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$
GMZ082-210330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012

.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT N OF 21N 
AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 21N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 21N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 21N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 21N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU...N OF 21N W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$
GMZ084-210330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
N OF 25N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 
KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE WED 
NIGHT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

$$
GMZ086-210330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

EFFECTIVE APRIL 03 2012 AT 1800 UTC THE OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST 
ZONES CHANGE FOR THE CARIBBEAN AND SW N ATLANTIC AND THE GULF OF 
MEXICO. FOR DETAILS SEE WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/EXPERIMENTAL/OFFSHORES/

EFFECTIVE APRIL 03 2012 NEW RADIOFAX SCHEDULE FOR NEW ORLEANS 
CHARTS AND TEXT PRODUCTS. ON AIR SCHEDULE LISTING OF THE NEW 
SCHEDULE BEGINS ON OR ABOUT MAR 28 2012.

FORECAST COVERAGE FOR NEW ORLEANS...MIAMI AND SAN JUAN NAVTEX 
CHANGES APR 03 2012. FOR DETAILS SEE NGA OR USCG NOTICES TO 
MARINERS OR WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MARINE

FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN