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FZNT24 KNHC 230835
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SUN MAR 23 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.

GMZ089-231530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT SUN MAR 23 2008

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK LOW PRES OVER CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL CONTINUE E 
DRAGGING A WEAK COLD FRONT THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TODAY. 
A STRONGER COLD FRONT OVER THE NE WATERS WILL RACE SE OF THE AREA 
TONIGHT. HIGH PRES IN WAKE OF FRONT WILL MAINTAIN BRISK NE FLOW 
THROUGH MON NIGHT WITH WINDS DIMINISHING FROM NW TO SE TUE AS HIGH 
PRES MOVES E OF AREA. E TO SE RETURN FLOW DEVELOPS WED AND THU.

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GMZ080-231530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SUN MAR 23 2008

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT AND MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT S OF 
27N.
.TUE AND WED...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 
15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE WED.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

$$
GMZ082-231530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SUN MAR 23 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT LATE.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE WED. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED NIGHT. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

$$
GMZ084-231530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT SUN MAR 23 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING 
TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT TONIGHT.
S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 
15 KT N OF 28N MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE 
MON EXCEPT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N LATE MON NIGHT.
.TUE...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE.
.WED...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-231530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT SUN MAR 23 2008

.TODAY...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N S WINDS 
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 
FT.
.TUE...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 25N NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.
.WED...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E 
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  

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FORECASTER NELSON