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FZNT24 KNHC 042051
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST THU MAR 04 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.

GMZ089-050330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 PM CST THU MAR 04 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE SETTLING ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL 
GULF WILL DRIFT VERY SLOWLY E THROUGH SUN NIGHT...ALLOWING FOR 
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN GULF SAT 
THROUGH MON NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT. THE FRONT 
IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE TEXAS COAST TUE MORNING.

$$
GMZ080-050330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST THU MAR 04 2010

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND MON...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 
25 KT MON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 94W S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15-20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  

$$

GMZ082-050330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST THU MAR 04 2010

.TONIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 
6 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON...N OF 22N E OF 94W S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 
FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 
94W W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

$$
GMZ084-050330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
330 PM CST THU MAR 04 2010

.TONIGHT...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...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 
FT S OF 25N.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
 
$$
GMZ086-050330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
330 PM CST THU MAR 04 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
NE 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE MON. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 

$$
FORECASTER FORMOSA