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FZNT24 KNHC 181428
OFFNT4

FZNT24 KNHC 180231
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-182130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT TUE MAR 18 2008

.SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY WINDS OVER THE WESTERN GULF REACH GALE 
FORCE INTO THIS EVENING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT THAT 
MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE TODAY. NORTHERLY FLOW BEHIND THE 
FRONT REACHES GALE FORCE OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF TONIGHT. THE 
FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS GULF WATERS...EXTENDING FROM THE WRN FLORIDA 
PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE MIDDAY WED...AND FROM SW 
FLORIDA TO YUCATAN BY MIDDAY THU. WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE THU AS 
HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE AREA.

$$
GMZ080-182130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT TUE MAR 18 2008

...GALE WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 95W.
.TONIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 
FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT W OF 
93W AND 6 TO 9 FT E OF 93W.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL S OF 27N.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 
3 FT.

$$
GMZ082-182130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE MAR 18 2008

...GALE WARNING W OF 95W...

.THIS AFTERNOON 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...S OF 22N N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 
20 TO 25 KT WED NIGHT. N OF 22N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
EARLY. 
.THU...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT 
IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE 
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI.

$$
GMZ084-182130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE MAR 18 2008

...GALE WARNING N OF 27N W OF 89W...

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 
TO 15 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 89W SE TO S WINDS 30 TO 35 KT BECOMING 
W TO NW 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE SE 
TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 KT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT BY WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 
FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N 
SWELL.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$
GMZ086-182130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT TUE MAR 18 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 
FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 25N AND 4 
TO 6 FT S OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N.
.WED NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 
TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.
.FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

$$
FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN