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FZNT24 KNHC 270246
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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.

GMZ089-270930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT WED MAR 26 2008

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE WILL EXTEND ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST 
THROUGH MON. A WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE INTO E TEXAS LATE SUN INTO 
MON.

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GMZ080-270930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT WED MAR 26 2008

.TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. E 
OF 94W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS W PART.

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GMZ082-270930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT WED MAR 26 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.
.FRI THROUGH MON...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 
7 FT. S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS MAINLY N OF 22N.

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GMZ084-270930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT WED MAR 26 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.
.FRI THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S 
OF 25N...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N 
PART SAT THROUGH MON.

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GMZ086-270930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT WED MAR 26 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 24N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY...THEN
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS 
S PART.

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FORECASTER BERG/AGUIRRE