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FZNT24 KNHC 052054
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM 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.

GMZ089-060330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 PM CST FRI MAR 05 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER SOUTHERN LOUISIANA WILL 
SLOWLY MOVE TO THE FAR NE WATERS BY LATE SUN...AND TO N FLORIDA
BY TUE. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO INCREASE 
OVER THE WESTERN GULF SUN THROUGH LATE MON AS LOW PRES DEEPENS
OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED 
TO REACH THE TEXAS COAST TUE AFTERNOON...AND POSSIBLY INTO THE NW
GULF LATE WED.

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GMZ080-060330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST FRI MAR 05 2010

.TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 
93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT....W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE AND WED...WINDS SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT 
BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT LATE WED. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-060330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST FRI MAR 05 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 
S OF 22N E OF 93W NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S 
OF 22N E OF 93W 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 93W SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF 93W NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.
.MON AND TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
W OF 93W TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 22N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 22N.
.WED...E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. W OF 94W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-060330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
330 PM CST FRI MAR 05 2010

.TONIGHT...S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N 
OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 FT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT S OF 25N...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 
23N.
.MON AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT....EXCEPT S OF 24N 
INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT TO 5 FT NEAR 
YUCATAN
CHANNEL.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-060330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
330 PM CST FRI MAR 05 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE