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FZNT24 KNHC 010928
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST MON MAR 01 2010

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.

GMZ089-291530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 AM CST MON MAR 01 2010

.SYNOPSIS...SURFACE LOW PRES WITH ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL 
MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS MORNING...AND QUICKLY MOVE ACROSS 
THE GULF REACHING TO NEAR 29N90W 1004 MB BY LATE TONIGHT WITH 
COLD FRONT SW TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE...THEN TO NEAR 29N85W 
999 MB BY TUE MORNING WITH COLD FRONT SW TO NE YUCATAN 
PENINSULA. THE LOW WILL MOVE E OF AREA TUE AFTERNOON DRAGGING 
THE COLD FRONT WITH IT. IN ITS WAKE...HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER 
THE AREA AND SHIFT E SOME THU AND FRI ALLOWING FOR SE RETURN 
FLOW TO INCREASE OVER THE FAR WESTERN PORTION.

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GMZ080-291530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST MON MAR 01 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST E OF 
93W.
.TUE NIGHT...E OF 93W NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF 93W NW WINDS TO N WINDS DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE.
.WED...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 2 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 27N.
.THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE THU...AND E OF 94W FRI. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT FRI.

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GMZ082-291530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST MON MAR 01 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
7 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.  
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 8
TO 10 FT TUE NIGHT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SUBSIDING N 
SWELL.
.THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ084-291530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
330 AM CST MON MAR 01 2010

..GALE WARNING N OF 26N...

.TODAY...S OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S WINDS AND INCREASING
TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 
6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 
KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT SHIFTING TO W TO NW. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 
TO 13 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 
KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT SHIFTING TO NW 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 
8 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT 
...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. S OF
26N SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT SHIFTING TO NW.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE WED. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-291530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W      
330 AM CST MON MAR 01 2010

...GALE WARNING N OF 26N...

.TODAY...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
IN THE EARLY EVENING AND TO 25 TO 35 KT N OF 26N LATE. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS NEAR LOW.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 
W OF FRONT BECOMING W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...THEN DIMINISHING 
TO 20 TO 30 KT EARLY TUE NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO NW IN THE 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG
FRONT.
.WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE.
.THU AND FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 
15 KT FRI. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.
  
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FORECASTER AGUIRRE