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FZNT24 KNHC 100835
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT MON MAR 10 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.

GMZ089-101530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT MON MAR 10 2008

.SYNOPSIS...MODERATE E FLOW ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF WILL DIMINISH 
THIS AFTERNOON. A WEAK TROUGH WILL ALONG THE TEX/MEX COAST TODAY 
WILL EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 25N93W TUESDAY THEN DISSIPATE 
EARLY WED. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF THU AND MOVE 
INTO THE CENTRAL GULF FRI.

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GMZ080-101530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT MON MAR 10 2008

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT AND TUE...W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 
FT. E OF TROUGH SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING NW 15 KT W OF FRONT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ082-101530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT MON MAR 10 2008

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT AND TUE...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-101530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT MON MAR 10 2008

.TODAY THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N OF 28N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N S 
TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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GMZ086-101530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT MON MAR 10 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

$$
FORECASTER MUNDELL