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FZNT24 KNHC 210239
OFFNT4

FZNT24 KNHC 180231
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-210930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT THU MAR 20 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A STALLING COLD FRONT FROM FLORIDA STRAITS TO NRN 
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 STALLS ACROSS THE CENTRAL 
GULF BY TUE.

$$
GMZ080-210930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT THU MAR 20 2008

.TONIGHT...W OF 92W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 
92W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 
FRI NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 4 TO 
6 FT .

$$
GMZ082-210930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT THU MAR 20 2008

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

$$
GMZ084-210930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT THU MAR 20 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N
SWELL. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS 
YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 26N NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.TUE...NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

$$
GMZ086-210930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT THU MAR 20 2008

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...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 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TUE...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA.

$$
FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN/COBB