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FZNT24 KNHC 050900
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST FRI MAR 05 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.

GMZ089-051530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 AM CST FRI MAR 05 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ACROSS THE N CENTRAL GULF WILL DRIFT 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 
LATE TUE.

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GMZ080-051530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST FRI MAR 05 2010

.TODAY THROUGH SAT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E 
OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 6 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.  

$$
GMZ082-051530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST FRI MAR 05 2010

.TODAY THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 
TO 5 FT.

$$
GMZ084-051530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
330 AM CST FRI MAR 05 2010

.TODAY THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
 
$$
GMZ086-051530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
330 AM CST FRI MAR 05 2010

.TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 
15 KT SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$
FORECASTER DGS