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FZNT24 KNHC 200911
OFFNT4

FZNT24 KNHC 180231
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU MAR 20 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.

GMZ089-201530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT THU MAR 20 2008

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 29N83W TO 22N88W MOVES E 
OF AREA LATE TODAY.  WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE THROUGH SAT AS HIGH 
PRES BUILDS N OF AREA.  WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NWRN GULF 
LATE SUN AND STALL S ACROSS CENTRAL GULF MON.

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GMZ080-201530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT THU MAR 20 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT 
LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT LATE.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 3 FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...N WINDS INCREASE TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 9 FT.

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GMZ082-201530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT THU MAR 20 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE. 
SEAS 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDE TO 6 FT LATE.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL 
SUBSIDE TO 4 FT SAT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...W OF 94W N WINDS INCREASE TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 9 FT.
E OF 94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

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GMZ084-201530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT THU MAR 20 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT LATE.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...N OF 28N NE WINDS INCREASE TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 6 FT.
S OF 28N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS INCREASE TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 7 
FT.

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GMZ086-201530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT THU MAR 20 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT SHIFT NE LATE. 
SEAS 7 FT. S OF FRONT SW WIND 15 KT.  SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 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.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES