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FZNT24 KNHC 021525
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST SUN MAR 02 2008

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.

GMZ089-022130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST SUN MAR 02 2008

.SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE OVER 
THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH TONIGHT IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT 
WHICH WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE MON AFTERNOON. GALE 
CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF 
LATE MON CONTINUING THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON THEN RAPIDLY DIMINISH 
AS THE FRONT MOVES E. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM ALABAMA TO THE 
BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY TUE THEN STALL FROM SOUTH-CENTRAL FLORIDA 
TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WED AND THU.

$$
GMZ080-022130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST SUN MAR 02 2008

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE MON THROUGH EARLY TUE...

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 
25 KT W OF 94W. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT W OF 94W.
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 
7 TO 10 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY BECOMING S 
TO SW 15 TO 20 KT THEN NW TO N 30 TO 40 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E 
OF FRONT.
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 
KT THEN BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW 
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 
TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS DEVELOPING S PART.

$$
GMZ082-022130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST SUN MAR 02 2008

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON NIGHT AND TUE...

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S 20 
TO 25 KT N OF 23N W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 
7 FT N OF 23N W OF 94W. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 21N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 
10 FT. S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 
TO 14 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS DEVELOPING 
E OF FRONT.
.TUE...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. E OF FRONT S TO SW 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E 
OF FRONT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.

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GMZ084-022130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 AM CST SUN MAR 02 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT.
.WED...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL ENTIRE AREA SUBSIDING TO 
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N.
.THU...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 
TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SPREADING N.
 
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GMZ086-022130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
930 AM CST SUN MAR 02 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT S OF 25N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT IN W SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT.
.WED...SE OF FRONT S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW 
SWELL. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW 
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N.
.THU...SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. NW 
OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS SPREADING N.

$$
FORECASTER BERG/CHRISTENSEN