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FZNT24 KNHC 302029
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 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.

GMZ089-310330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2008

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE OVER THE N GULF COAST WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH 
MON NIGHT...THEN WEAKEN TUE AND THEN CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH THU.
WEAK COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE TEXAS COAST FRI.

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GMZ080-310330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2008

TONIGHT....SE WINDS WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-310330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO E TO SE 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
5 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-310330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2008

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-310330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2008

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 
TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...N OF 27N SE WINDS 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO E TO SE 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT...DIMINISHING TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND THU...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...S TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS