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FZNT24 KNHC 192008
OFFNT4

FZNT24 KNHC 180231
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-200330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT WED MAR 19 2008

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM ALABAMA TO 19N91W MOVES INTO 
THE SE GULF BY THU AND STALLS FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN 
BY LATE THU. GALES BEHIND THE FRONT PERSIST OVER THE SW GULF THROUGH 
THIS EVENING THEN DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE THU 
THROUGH SAT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE AREA. A WEAK COLD FRONT 
MOVES INTO NRN GULF WATERS SUN AND STALLS...FOLLOWED BY A STRONGER 
REINFORCING FRONT IN THE NW GULF BY EARLY MON.

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GMZ080-200330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT WED MAR 19 2008

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS  
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT W OF 93W AND 6 TO 9 FT E OF 93W.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...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 THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 
5 FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 
FT IN E SWELL.
.MON...N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT.

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GMZ082-200330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT WED MAR 19 2008

...GALE WARNING S OF 20N...

.TONIGHT...S OF 20N NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 
25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 20N E OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 
30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 20N W 
OF 95N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE TO 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...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 THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE 
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...W OF 94W N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 
6 TO 9 FT. E OF 94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-200330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT WED MAR 19 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS  SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 
FT IN N SWELL.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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.
.SUN...N OF 28N NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 
4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ086-200330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT WED MAR 19 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 24N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 
KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 25N EARLY. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N OF 28N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N NE 
WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN