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FZNT24 KNHC 121453
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT WED MAR 12 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.

GMZ089-122130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT WED MAR 12 2008

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM A 1011 MB LOW NEAR 26N84W TO 21N94W 
WILL WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM S FLORIDA TO 21N93W THIS 
AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE JUST SE OF THE AREA THU. SLY RETURN FLOW 
WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF 
THE TEXAS COAST EARLY SAT. FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA 
TO 26N97W BY LATE SAT WITH INCREASING NLY WINDS BEHIND IT. THE 
FRONT BECOMES STATIONARY FROM SOUTH-CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 26N97W BY 
LATE SUN. 

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GMZ080-122130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT WED MAR 12 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 
15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 4 TO 
6 FT W OF 94W. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR THE COAST.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 
TO 7 FT LATE. 
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 
KT NW OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND 
E OF FRONT.
.SUN...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF
27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
OR TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

$$
GMZ082-122130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT WED MAR 12 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS THU AND THU NIGHT N PORTION.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 
21N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 21N.

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GMZ084-122130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT WED MAR 12 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 24N NLY WINDS 10 
KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT TONIGHT. S OF 24N N WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS...BECOMING NE. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE. 
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N 
OF 25N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT N OF 25N. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS N OF 26N. 
.SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S 
OF FRONT S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG THE FRONT.

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GMZ086-122130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT WED MAR 12 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE W WINDS BECOMING N 10 KT 
TONIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 
N OF 25N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S PORTION.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS N OF 27N.
.SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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FORECASTER COBB/CANGIALOSI