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FZNT24 KNHC 160240
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-160930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT SAT MAR 15 2008

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK FRONT FROM LOUISIANA TO SE TEXAS TONIGHT WILL 
WEAKEN ALONG 26N SUN THEN MOVE EAST OF THE AREA SUN NIGHT. SLY 
RETURN FLOW DEVELOPS MON AND TUE AHEAD OF SECOND FRONT WHICH 
MOVES OFF TEXAS COAST TUE. SECOND FRONT EXTENDS FROM FLORIDA 
PANHANDLE TO YUCATAN PENINSULA WED WITH WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDING 
OVER WRN GULF. COLD FRONT MOVES SE OF THE AREA THU WITH HIGH 
PRES NORTH OF THE AREA THROUGH THU.

$$
GMZ080-160930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT SAT MAR 15 2008

.TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 
FT. NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN...N OF FRONT E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT
SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE..SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILD TO 
13 FT MON NIGHT AND 15 FT TUE. WINDS SHIFT TO WEST 20 TO 25 KT 
TUE W OF FRONT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASE TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. 
SEAS DECREASE TO 10 FT.
.THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-160930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT SAT MAR 15 2008

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILD 
TO 6 TO 10 FT.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO 
N 10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT LATE TUE. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT BUILD TO 8 TO 
14 FT...HIGHEST SEAS NORTH PART.
.WED...E OF FRONT S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 
FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. WINDS BECOME N 20 TO 
25 KT ENTIRE AREA LATE.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT W OF 
93W. SEAS DECREASING TO 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ084-160930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT SAT MAR 15 2008

.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE 15 TO 20 KT N 
OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S 
OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO E TO SE 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS INCREASE TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 8 
TO 14 FT.
.WED...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. W 
OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT N OF 26N. 
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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GMZ086-160930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT SAT MAR 15 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S 
OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT SHIFT TO NE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.WED...N OF 25N S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N W OF 
FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

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FORECASTER LL/MUNDELL