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FZNT24 KNHC 260313
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-260930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT TUE MAR 25 2008

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE NRN GULF THROUGH SUN AS 
A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO E TEXAS ON SAT.

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GMZ080-260930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT TUE MAR 25 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-260930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT TUE MAR 25 2008

.TONIGHT 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...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 
KT WED AND WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED 
NIGHT.
.THU THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-260930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT TUE MAR 25 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 24N E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 
2 TO 3 FT N OF 28N.  S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 
8 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-260930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT TUE MAR 25 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
26N NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...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...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS/AGUIRRE