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FZNT24 KNHC 260838
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT WED MAR 26 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.

GMZ089-261530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT WED MAR 26 2008

.SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE WILL LIE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF 
THROUGH SUN.

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GMZ080-261530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT WED MAR 26 2008

.TODAY THROUGH FRI...W OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS NW PART.

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GMZ082-261530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT WED MAR 26 2008

.TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 92W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS W PART.

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GMZ084-261530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT WED MAR 26 2008

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
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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GMZ086-261530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT WED MAR 26 2008

.TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 26N E 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 AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS SE PART.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON