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FZNT24 KNHC 240905
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT MON MAR 24 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.

GMZ089-241530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT MON MAR 24 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING E TO W ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS 
WILL MOVE SE OF AREA BY SUNSET. BRISK N WINDS WILL DIMINISH TUE 
NIGHT WITH SE RETURN FLOW THU AND FRI.

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GMZ080-241530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT MON MAR 24 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT TONIGHT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TONIGHT.
.TUE THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-241530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT MON MAR 24 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 
KT N OF 22N TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 23N W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 
7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
TUE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED. 
.THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

$$
GMZ084-241530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT MON MAR 24 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4
TO 7 FT TONIGHT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 
FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE 
AFTERNOON THEN 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO
4 TO 7 FT LATE.
.WED AND THU...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO  15 
TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT THU. S OF 25N E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 1O TO 15 KT FRI AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT

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GMZ086-241530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT MON MAR 24 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 24N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
S OF 24N N WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT TONIGHT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO 10 
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. S OF 26N NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT TUE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 
FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.
.WED AND THU...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON