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FZNT24 KNHC 291454
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SAT MAR 29 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.

GMZ089-292130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT SAT MAR 29 2008

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE ALONG THE N GULF COAST WILL SLOWLY 
STRENGTHEN THROUGH MON THEN WEAKEN TUE AND WED.

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GMZ080-292130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SAT MAR 29 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT AND SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT THEN 
BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT LATE.  SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
OR TSTMS N OF 29N LATE. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

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GMZ082-292130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT MAR 29 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
FT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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GMZ084-292130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT SAT MAR 29 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ086-292130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT SAT MAR 29 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON...N OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 
4 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT N OF 27N AND 5 
FT S OF 27N.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT N OF 27N AND 4 FT S 
OF 27N.

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FORECASTER LL/DGS