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FZNT24 KNHC 201527
OFFNT4

FZNT24 KNHC 180231
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-202130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT THU MAR 20 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA TO NE YUCATAN 
STALLS FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN OVERNIGHT. WINDS AND 
SEAS SUBSIDE THROUGH SAT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS TO THE N OF THE AREA. A 
WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NE GULF LATE SAT...FOLLOWED BY A 
SLIGHTLY STRONGER REINFORCING FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST SUN. 
THE FRONT STALL ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF BY LATE MON.

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GMZ080-202130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT THU MAR 20 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE 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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GMZ082-202130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT THU MAR 20 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 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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GMZ084-202130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT THU MAR 20 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TO E TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.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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GMZ086-202130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT THU MAR 20 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING 
NE TO E TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.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