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FZNT24 KNHC 162047
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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.

GMZ089-170330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT SUN MAR 16 2008

.SYNOPSIS...FRONT EXTENDING THROUGH CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 28N90W TO 
THE UPPER TEXAS COAST TONIGHT WILL MOVE FROM S FLORIDA TO 26N85W 
EARLY MON AND EXIT THE AREA MON AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL 
INCREASE OVER THE ENTIRE GULF MON NIGHT AND TUE. BY TUE AFTERNOON
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST AND MOVE RAPIDLY E. 
BY WED AFTERNOON THE FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 
25N87W TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE. BY THU THE FRONT EXTENDS 
ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WITH HIGH 
PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE GULF BEHIND THE FRONT THU AND FRI.

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GMZ080-170330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT SUN MAR 16 2008

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON NIGHT AND TUE...

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE..SE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT SHIFTING TO N WINDS 25 
KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT BUILDING TO 14 TO 18 FT TUE.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E OF FRONT S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 
16 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.

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GMZ082-170330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SUN MAR 16 2008

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST N PART.
.MON...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT N OF 22N AND 4 TO 7 
FT S OF 22N.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO N WINDS 25 
TO 30 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT N OF 22N AND 7 TO 10 FT S 
OF 22N.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10
FT. W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.

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GMZ084-170330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT SUN MAR 16 2008

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT 
BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT TUE.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 15 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.

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GMZ086-170330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT SUN MAR 16 2008

.TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT 
BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT TUE.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
7 TO 10 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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