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FZNT24 KNHC 190926
OFFNT4

FZNT24 KNHC 180231
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT WED MAR 19 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.

GMZ089-191530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT WED MAR 19 2008

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTEND FROM 30N92W TO 21N97W WITH GALE 
FORCE NLY FLOW BEHIND IT OVER WRN GULF TODAY.  FRONT SWEEPS 
ACROSS GULF WATERS...REACHING FROM WRN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY 
OF CAMPECHE LATE TODAY AND FROM SW FLORIDA TO YUCATAN THU.  
WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE THU AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF AREA THROUGH 
SAT.  WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NRN GULF WATERS SUN.

$$
GMZ080-191530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT WED MAR 19 2008

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NW WINDS TO 35 KT BECOME N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS TO 13 
FT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT W OF 93W AND TO 8 FT E OF 93W.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME NE 20 KT LATE.  SEAS 10 FT 
SUBSIDE TO 7 FT LATE. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 
KT. SEAS 6 FT N OF 27N AND 8 FT S OF 27N.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 2 
FT.

$$
GMZ082-191530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT WED MAR 19 2008

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N WINDS TO 35 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS TO 13 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO 15 W OF 95W AND TO 20 
E OF 95W.  SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDE TO 7 FT.  
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISH TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT 
IN N SWELL SUBSIDE TO 4 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 FT IN NE 
SWELL SUBSIDE TO 3 FT FRI.

$$
GMZ084-191530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT WED MAR 19 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT...DIMINISH TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. S OF 25N E OF 
FRONT S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.  W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS DIMINISH TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...N OF 28N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
S OF 28N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.

$$
GMZ086-191530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT WED MAR 19 2008

.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT N OF 25N AND 8 FT 
S OF 25N. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 26N LATE.
.TONIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT BECOME NW 20 TO 25 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDE TO 
4 FT.
.SUN...N OF 28N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
S OF 28N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT.

$$
FORECASTER WALLY BARNES