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FZNT24 KNHC 251505
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-252130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT TUE MAR 25 2008

.SYNOPSIS...BRISK N WINDS OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF WILL DECREASE 
TONIGHT AND BECOME SE WED THROUGH SAT. 

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GMZ080-252130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT TUE MAR 25 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-252130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE MAR 25 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 
TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT WED. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-252130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE MAR 25 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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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GMZ086-252130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT TUE MAR 25 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 
26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.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/DGS