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FZNT24 KNHC 050835
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST WED MAR 5 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.

GMZ089-051530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST WED MAR 5 2008

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO YUCATAN.
THE FRONT STALLS FROM S FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN LATER TODAY...THEN 
LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT THU AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT EXPECTED 
TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE THU...AND EXTEND FROM THE 
FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO VERACRUZ MEXICO FRI. NLY WINDS FOLLOWING 
THE SECOND FRONT MAY REACH GALE FORCE OVER THE SW GULF FRI. THE 
FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THE SE GULF SAT...FOLLOWED BY STRONG NLY 
FLOW. WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE ACROSS THE GULF SUN AS HIGH PRES 
BUILDS OVER THE NRN GULF.

$$

GMZ080-051530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST WED MAR 5 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 
15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 5 
TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N 
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND 
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT.
.FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 
TO 13 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N AND 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL S OF 27N.
.SUN...W OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W 
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

$$
GMZ082-051530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST WED MAR 5 2008

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI...

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 
30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND 
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT.
.FRI...W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART.
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF 94W AND 7 TO 9 FT E OF 94W.
.SUN...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

$$
GMZ084-051530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 AM CST WED MAR 5 2008

.TODAY...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 
4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TO E 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING 
S TO SW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 
25N SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS LATE.
.THU NIGHT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW WINDS 20 
KT W OF FRONT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 
FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT TO 10 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.SUN...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N 
SWELL. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.

$$
GMZ086-051530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
330 AM CST WED MAR 5 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING E TO SE 
WED NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS 
NEAR FRONT.
.FRI...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT.
.SAT...N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 
26N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N.

$$
FORECASTER MUNDELL