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FZNT24 KNHC 242035
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-250330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT MON MAR 24 2008

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL MOVE 
SE OF AREA THIS EVENING. BRISK N WINDS DIMINISH TUE NIGHT THEN VEER 
SE AS RETURN FLOW DEVELOPS THU AND FRI...DIMINISHING SAT.

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GMZ080-250330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT MON MAR 24 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N N 
TO NE WINDS NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.TUE THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

$$
GMZ082-250330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT MON MAR 24 2008

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT N OF 
22N SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...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 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT WED. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

$$
GMZ084-250330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT MON MAR 24 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 
26N 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 5 TO 
7 FT LATE.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 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 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-250330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT MON MAR 24 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.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 7 TO 9 
FT SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT LATE.
.WED THROUGH 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 5 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.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS