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FZNT24 KNHC 091512
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SUN MAR 09 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.

GMZ089-092130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT SUN MAR 09 2008

.SYNOPSIS...BRISK SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OVER THE W GULF WILL 
RELAX TONIGHT. EASTERLY FLOW TUE AND WED. A COLD FRONT MOVES TO 
THE NW GULF THU NIGHT MOVING TO THE CENTRAL GULF WATERS SUNRISE
FRI.

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GMZ080-092130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SUN MAR 09 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 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 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT.

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GMZ082-092130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN MAR 09 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...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 4 TO 7 
FT IN N SWELL.
.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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GMZ084-092130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN MAR 09 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON 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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GMZ086-092130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT SUN MAR 09 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 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 NELSON