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FZNT24 KNHC 170300
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-170930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT SUN MAR 16 2008

.SYNOPSIS...FRONT EXTENDING THROUGH SOUTH FLORIDA TO 26N87W TO 
THE TEXAS COAST WILL EXIT THE AREA MON AFTERNOON. SE WINDS WILL
INTENSIFY TO GALE FORCE OVER THE WESTERN GULF MON NIGHT AND TUE 
AND SEAS BUILD TO 14 TO 18 FT. A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS 
COAST TUE AFTERNOON AND MOVES RAPIDLY E. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND 
FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 25N87W TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE 
WED THEN ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA 
THU. HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND THE FRONT THU AND FRI.

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GMZ080-170930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 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 N 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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GMZ082-170930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT SUN MAR 16 2008

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 22N MON NIGHT AND TUE...

.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 35 KT SHIFTING N 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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GMZ084-170930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 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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GMZ086-170930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 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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FORECASTER CAB/MUNDELL