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FZNT24 KNHC 101949
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-110330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT MON MAR 10 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH WILL MOVE OFFSHORE INTO THE WESTERN WATERS 
EARLY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE EASTWARD DISSECTING THE GULF WATERS 
FROM NW FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE...THEN DISSIPATING OVER 
THE SE PORTION ON WED. SOUTHERLY FLOW ALL WATERS THU AND FRI 
WITH THE NEXT COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW GULF AROUND SUNRISE SAT 
AND REACHING FROM NW FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE SUNRISE SUN.

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GMZ080-110330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT MON MAR 10 2008

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

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GMZ082-110330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT MON MAR 10 2008

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

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GMZ084-110330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT MON MAR 10 2008

.TONIGHT...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 AND WED NIGHT...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 AND SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND 
FRONT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS
N PART. 

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GMZ086-110330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT MON MAR 10 2008

.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 NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE 
10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS SOUTHERN WATERS.
.FRI AND SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT 
SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N
WATERS.

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FORECASTER NELSON