000
FZNT24 KNHC 211502
OFFNT4

FZNT24 KNHC 180231
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT FRI MAR 21 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.

GMZ089-212130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT FRI MAR 21 2008

.SYNOPSIS...BROAD LOW PRES WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SE GULF WATERS 
TILL A COLD FRONT ENTERING THE N GULF SAT NIGHT MOVES THROUGH THE SE 
GULF WATERS SUN NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN WAKE OF FRONT MON AND 
TUE.

$$
GMZ080-212130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT FRI MAR 21 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

$$
GMZ082-212130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI MAR 21 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS.

$$
GMZ084-212130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI MAR 21 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT MON. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TUE...E WINDS 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

$$
GMZ086-212130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT FRI MAR 21 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 
4 FT SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A FEW SHOWERS.
.MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 6 
8 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS.

$$
FORECASTER NELSON/CHRISTENSEN