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FZNT24 KNHC 032055
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM 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.

GMZ089-040330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 PM CST WED MAR 03 2010

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG NW WINDS OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL DIMINISH
THROUGH THU. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE 
WESTERN GULF SAT THROUGH SUN IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT 
THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST MON AFTERNOON AND REACH THE 
CENTRAL GULF WATERS SUNRISE TUE.

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GMZ080-040330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST WED MAR 03 2010

.TONIGHT...W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 
10 KT LATE 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.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 
25 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT SUN. E OF 94W 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...W OF FRONT W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 
15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  

$$

GMZ082-040330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST WED MAR 03 2010

.TONIGHT...W OF 94W NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. E OF 
94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL 
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. 
.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 3 TO 5 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 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-040330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
330 PM CST WED MAR 03 2010

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 
TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE TONIGHT.
.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 5 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT AHEAD 
OF FRONT SHIFTING TO W BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
 
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GMZ086-040330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
330 PM CST WED MAR 03 2010

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. 
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE.
.THU THROUGH SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT SAT 
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI AND SAT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. 
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON