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FZNT24 KNHC 090855
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SUN MAR 9 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.

GMZ089-091530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT SUN MAR 9 2008

.SYNOPSIS...DIMINISHING WINDS AND SUBSIDING SEAS WILL PREVAIL 
OVER THE REGION TODAY. E TO SE RETURN FLOW DEVELOPS OVER THE 
WESTERN AND SOUTHERN GULF TONIGHT AND MON. GENTLE E FLOW TUE AND 
WED UNDER WEAK HIGH PRES. A COLD FRONT MOVES TO THE NW GULF THU.

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GMZ080-091530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SUN MAR 9 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 
FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT LATE. 
SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT.

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GMZ082-091530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SUN MAR 9 2008

.TODAY...N OF 22N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 
7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N 
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 
5 FT S OF 20N.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE N OF 20N.

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GMZ084-091530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT SUN MAR 9 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-091530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT SUN MAR 9 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER MUNDELL