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FZNT24 KNHC 150947
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SAT MAR 15 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.

GMZ089-151530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT SAT MAR 15 2008

.SYNOPSIS...SLY FLOW INCREASE EARLY TODAY AHEAD OF COLD FRONT 
OFF TEXAS COAST THIS AFTERNOON.  FRONT EXTEND FROM FLORIDA 
PANHANDLE TO S TEXAS SAT NIGHT THEN STALL FROM S FLORIDA TO 
TEXAS SUN.  STRONG TO NEAR GALE RETURN FLOW DEVELOP ON MON AND 
TUE AHEAD OF SECOND FRONT WHICH MOVES OFF TEXAS COAST TUE.  
SECOND FRONT EXTEND FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO YUCATAN PENINSULA 
WED WITH WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDING OVER WRN GULF.

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GMZ080-151530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SAT MAR 15 2008

.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 
3 FT BUILD TO 7 FT LATE. NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOME 
E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASE TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT 
BUILD TO 14 FT IN SE SWELL LATE.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT THEN BECOME 
NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 16 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDE TO 8 
FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.WED...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN MIXED SE SWELL.

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GMZ082-151530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SAT MAR 15 2008

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT INCREASE TO 20 KT N OF 
23N E OF 94W. SEAS 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT 
BUILD TO 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 22N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASE TO 
30 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT BUILD TO 12 FT. S OF 22N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT INCREASE TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT THEN BECOME N 
15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS TO 13 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDE TO 7 
FT.
.WED...W OF 94W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
E OF 94W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

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GMZ084-151530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT SAT MAR 15 2008

.TODAY...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 8 FT. 
S OF 25N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME NW BEHIND FRONT 
LATE. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT 
BUILD TO 11 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN SE SWELL.
.WED...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN SE 
SWELL. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN SE 
SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ086-151530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT SAT MAR 15 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT LATE.
SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 10 FT S OF 25N AND TO 8 FT N OF 25N.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT THEN BECOME N 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES