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FZNT24 KNHC 160931
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 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.

GMZ089-161530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2008

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT FROM 30N86W TO 26N96W MOVE E OF AREA 
TONIGHT.  SLY RETURN FLOW DEVELOPS MON 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 AREA THU WITH 
HIGH PRES N OF AREA THROUGH THU.

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GMZ080-161530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2008

.TODAY...N OF FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
S OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE..SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILD TO 13 
FT MON NIGHT AND 15 FT TUE. WIND BECOME NW 20 KT LATE TUE.  
.WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS DIMINISH
TO 10 FT.
.THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

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GMZ082-161530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2008

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT AND MON...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 8 FT.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOME NW 15 KT BEHIND 
FRONT LATE TUE. SEAS TO 13 FT...HIGHEST SEAS N OF 23N.
.WED...E OF FRONT S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W OF FRONT N 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. WINDS BECOME N 20 TO 25 KT ENTIRE 
AREA LATE.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT W OF 93W. 
SEAS DECREASE TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-161530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2008

.TODAY...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
S OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS INCREASE TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 12 FT.
.WED...E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. W OF FRONT 
W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. 

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GMZ086-161530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2008

.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
S OF 28N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 9 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 8 FT. S OF FRONT S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES