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FZNT24 KNHC 101410
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-102130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT MON MAR 10 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH WILL MOVE OFFSHORE INTO THE WESTERN WATERS 
TONIGHT AND CONTINUE E LYING OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS LATE TUE 
THEN STALLING OVER THE E PORTION LATE WED AND DISSIPATING THU. 
THE NEXT COLD FRONT ENTERS THE NORTHERN GULF AROUND SUNRISE SAT.

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GMZ080-102130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT MON MAR 10 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT AND TUE...W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED 
TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.TUE NIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E 
OF TROUGH S WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED 
TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT WED NIGHT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT THU NIGHT SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.

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GMZ082-102130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT MON MAR 10 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS W PART. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS W PART. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS W PART. 
.THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-102130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT MON MAR 10 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E 
OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. 
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NW PART. 

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GMZ086-102130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT MON MAR 10 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 
FT LATE TONIGHT. A FEW SHOWERS STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
SOUTHERN WATERS.
.FRI...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED 
TSTMS NW WATERS.

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FORECASTER NELSON