000
FZNT24 KNHC 212030
OFFNT4

FZNT24 KNHC 180231
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-220330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT FRI MAR 21 2008

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK LOW PRES OVER THE S CENTRAL GULF LIFTS NE SAT. A 
WEAK COLD FRONT DIPS INTO NE GULF SAT NIGHT AHEAD OF A STRONGER 
REINFORCING FRONT ENTERING NW GULF SUN. FRESH TO STRONG NLY WINDS 
FOLLOW THE SECOND FRONT AS IT SWEEPS THROUGH THE GULF SUN THROUGH 
TUE. WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE WED AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE AREA.

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GMZ080-220330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT FRI MAR 21 2008

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

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GMZ082-220330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT FRI MAR 21 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TUE AND WED...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 
94W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ084-220330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT FRI MAR 21 2008

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.MON...N OF 25N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N NE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 25N NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

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GMZ086-220330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT FRI MAR 21 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 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.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT . SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 25N E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN