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FZNT24 KNHC 180923
OFFNT4

FZNT24 KNHC 180231
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE MAR 18 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.

GMZ089-181530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT TUE MAR 18 2008

.SYNOPSIS...GALE FORCE SE WINDS W OF 90W AHEAD OF COLD FRONT 
MOVING OFF TEXAS COAST TONIGHT AND EXTEND FROM WRN FLORIDA 
PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE WED...AND FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 
YUCATAN THU.  GALE FORCE WINDS CONTINUE WITH NLY FLOW BEHIND 
FRONT THEN SHIFT NE AND DIMINISH THROUGH FRI AS HIGH PRES N OF 
AREA MOVES E.

$$
GMZ080-181530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT TUE MAR 18 2008

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY..SE WINDS TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 17 FT.
.TONIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
W OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 KT INCREASE TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT 
SUBSIDE TO 6 FT.
.THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDE TO 5 FT LATE.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 3 FT.

$$
GMZ082-181530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT TUE MAR 18 2008

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS TO 35 KT SHIFT NW 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 14 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFT NW 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 11 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE 
WED NIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT IN 
N SWELL SUBSIDE TO 6 FT LATE.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL 
SUBSIDE TO 3 FT SAT.

$$
GMZ084-181530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT TUE MAR 18 2008

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N W OF 89W TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 89W S WINDS TO 35 KT BECOME NW 25 TO 30 
KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 14 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 12 KT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT 
DIMINISH TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDE TO 6 
FT LATE.
.FRI AND SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$
GMZ086-181530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT TUE MAR 18 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
N OF 26N.
.WED NIGHT...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME NW 20 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...N WINDS 15 KT BECOME NE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$
FORECASTER WALLY BARNES