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FZNT24 KNHC 030908
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST WED MAR 03 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.

GMZ089-031530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 AM CST WED MAR 03 2010

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG NW WINDS OVER THE EASTERN GULF BEHIND THE 
ATLC COLD FRONT WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THU. HIGH PRES OVER W GULF 
IN WAKE OF FRONT WILL MOVE NORTHWARD TONIGHT AND THE TRAILING 
RIDGE AXIS WILL SLOWLY SHIFT E THROUGH THE GULF TO THE FL 
PENINSULA BY SUN NIGHT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE 
OVER THE WESTERN GULF FRI THROUGH SUN.

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GMZ080-031530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST WED MAR 03 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
E TO SE 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 
FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

$$
GMZ082-031530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST WED MAR 03 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. W OF 94W N 
WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND SE WINDS 
TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE TODAY AND 
TONIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 7 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
7 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

$$
GMZ084-031530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
330 AM CST WED MAR 03 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 
KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE 
TONIGHT...EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT S OF 25N E OF 88W.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

$$
GMZ086-031530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
330 AM CST WED MAR 03 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 
20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT S OF 27N 
AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N.
.THU THROUGH SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 
15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI AND 
SAT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 25N AND 3 
TO 5 FT S OF 25N. 

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FORECASTER SCHAUER