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FZNT24 KNHC 250750
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE MAR 25 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.

GMZ089-251530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT TUE MAR 25 2008

.SYNOPSIS...BRISK N WINDS OVER THE SOUTHERN WATERS WILL DIMINISH 
EARLY TONIGHT AND VEER TO THE SE WED THROUGH SAT. 

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GMZ080-251530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT TUE MAR 25 2008

.TODAY THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-251530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT TUE MAR 25 2008

.TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 23N W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 10 TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT 
WED. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ084-251530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT TUE MAR 25 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT DIMINISHING TO 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON AND 10 TO 15 KT 
TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 7 FT LATE TONIGHT.
.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.
SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART. 
.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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GMZ086-251530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT TUE MAR 25 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 
15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE 
TONIGHT.
S OF 26N NE WINDS 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING 5 TO 8 FT LATE TONIGHT.
.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 WINDS 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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.

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FORECASTER NELSON