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FZNT24 KNHC 310258
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-310930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2008

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG THE N GULF WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH MON 
NIGHT...THEN WEAKEN TUE AND WED AND BEGIN TO MOVE E OF THE AREA
THU IN ADVANCE OF A WEAK COLD FRONT THAT MOVES INTO E TEXAS LATE 
THU. THE RIDGE SLIDES E OF THE GULF FRI AS THE FRONT REACHES
FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO YUCATAN PENINSULA BY LATE FRI. 
N WINDS INCREASE OVER THE NW PORTION LATE FRI AS HIGH PRES
BUILDS S BEHIND THE FRONT.

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GMZ080-310930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2008

.TONIGHT....SE WINDS WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 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...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO N 15 TO
20 KT BEHIND FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 
BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT BEHIND FRONT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
NEAR THE FRONT.

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GMZ082-310930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2008

.TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 
94W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT
FRI. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT N OF 21N AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 21N. ISOLATED
SHOWERS N PART.

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GMZ084-310930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2008

.TONIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
27N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF
25N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 25N.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO SW 10 TO 15 KT N OF
27N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
DEVELOPING N OF 27N.

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GMZ086-310930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2008

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED AND THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE
5 TO 10 KT THU. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E 
SWELL. N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS N PART.
 
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FORECASTER SANDOVAL/AGUIRRE