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FZNT24 KNHC 291956
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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.

GMZ089-300330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT SAT MAR 29 2008

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGING OVER THE NE WATERS SHOULD STRENGTHEN 
SUN INTO MON AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT 
MOVING OFF THE SE U.S. COAST.  STRONGER ELY FLOW INTO THE GULF 
EARLY IN THE WEEK SHOULD WEAKEN BY MID-WEEK AS THE E COAST HIGH 
RETREATS INTO THE ATLC.

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GMZ080-300330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT SAT MAR 29 2008

.TONIGHT AND SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...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. 
.THU...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. E OF 95W 
SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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GMZ082-300330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SAT MAR 29 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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GMZ084-300330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT SAT MAR 29 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 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 AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-300330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT SAT MAR 29 2008

.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 AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 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 AND THU...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 DGS