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FZNT24 KNHC 270905
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU MAR 27 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.

GMZ089-271530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT THU MAR 27 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL EXTEND ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST 
THROUGH MON. A WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE SE TO THE NE TEXAS COAST 
LATE MON NIGHT.

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GMZ080-271530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT THU MAR 27 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 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 NW PART.

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GMZ082-271530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT THU MAR 27 2008

.TODAY THROUGH MON...N OF 21N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 7 FT. S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ084-271530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT THU MAR 27 2008

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

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GMZ086-271530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT THU MAR 27 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT 
OR LESS. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 
FT N OF 27N.

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FORECASTER NELSON