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FZNT24 KNHC 170921
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT MON MAR 17 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.

GMZ089-171530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT MON MAR 17 2008

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT EXTEND FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO 
28N96W DISSIPATE TODAY. SE WINDS INTENSIFY TO GALE FORCE OVER 
WRN GULF TONIGHT AND TUE. SEAS BUILD TO 18 FT IN LARGE SWELLS.
COLD FRONT MOVES OFF TEXAS COAST LATE TUE AND MOVES RAPIDLY TO 
REACH FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 25N87W TO ERN BAY OF CAMPECHE 
WED THEN ACROSS STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA THU. 
HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND FRONT THU AND FRI.

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GMZ080-171530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT MON MAR 17 2008

...GALE CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND TUE...

.TODAY...SE WINDS INCREASE TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 12 FT.
.TONIGHT AND TUE..SE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT BECOME N 25 KT W OF FRONT 
TUE. SEAS 14 FT BUILD TO 18 FT TUE.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E OF FRONT S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS  7 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN E SWELL.

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GMZ082-171530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT MON MAR 17 2008

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 23N TONIGHT AND TUE...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT N OF 22N AND 8 FT
S OF 22N.
.TONIGHT AND TUE...SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOME N 30 KT W OF 
FRONT. SEAS 15 FT N OF 22N AND 10 FT S OF 22N.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL.

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GMZ084-171530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT MON MAR 17 2008

.TODAY...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TONIGHT AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILD 
TO 14 FT TUE.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
15 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN E SWELL.

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GMZ086-171530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT MON MAR 17 2008

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

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES