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FZNT24 KNHC 220739
OFFNT4

FZNT24 KNHC 180231
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SAT MAR 22 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.

GMZ089-221530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT SAT MAR 22 2008

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK LOW PRES OVER THE S CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE E OF 
AREA TONIGHT AS A DRY COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN WATERS AND 
THEN RACES SE OF AREA SUN NIGHT. BRISK NE FLOW IN WAKE OF FRONT WILL 
DIMINISH TUE AND WED AS SE RETURN FLOW SETS UP OVER THE NW WATERS.

$$
GMZ080-221530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SAT MAR 22 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

$$
GMZ082-221530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SAT MAR 22 2008

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

$$
GMZ084-221530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT SAT MAR 22 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. S OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
CENTRAL PART.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT ...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.TUE...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.WED...N OF 27N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.

$$
GMZ086-221530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT SAT MAR 22 2008

.TODAY...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S 
OF 26N.
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 
25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT . SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TUE...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  

$$
FORECASTER NELSON