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FZNT24 KNHC 092046
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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.

GMZ089-100330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT SUN MAR 09 2008

.SYNOPSIS...BRISK SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OVER THE W GULF WILL 
RELAX SOME LATE TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT MOVES TO THE NW GULF TUE  
STALLING OVER THE SE GULF WATERS WED AND DISSIPATING WED NIGHT. 
WINDS BECOME SOUTHERLY THU WITH THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVING INTO 
THE NW WATERS AROUND FRI.

$$
GMZ080-100330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT SUN MAR 09 2008

.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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. A FEW 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND 
FRONT LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS E OF FRONT.

$$
GMZ082-100330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SUN MAR 09 2008

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 
5 FT S OF 20N.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. E OF FRONT E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. A FEW SHOWERS ALONG 
FRONT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT 
THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$
GMZ084-100330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT SUN MAR 09 2008

.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 TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 
25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. A FEW 
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME S THU NIGHT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS CENTRAL PART.

$$
GMZ086-100330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT SUN MAR 09 2008

.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 NIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E 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 6 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$
FORECASTER NELSON