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FZNT24 KNHC 062053
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST SAT MAR 06 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.

GMZ089-070330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 PM CST SAT MAR 06 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDING SE FROM S MISSISSIPPI TO 
WESTERN CUBA WILL BEGIN TO MOVE SLOWLY THROUGH E ON SUN AND MOVE 
E OF FLORIDA BY TUE ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO 
INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN PORTION MON AND TUE...AS LOW PRES 
DEEPENS OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND MOVES EASTWARD. AN 
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST 
LATE WED AFTERNOON...AND EXTEND FROM NEAR THE WESTERN FLORIDA 
PANHANDLE TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE ON THU.

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GMZ080-070330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST SAT MAR 06 2010

.TONIGHT..W OF 92W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 92W
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND WED...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 
FRONT BECOMING W TO NW LATE WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT....BECOMING SW TO W IN THE 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN A SE SWELL.

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GMZ082-070330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST SAT MAR 06 2010

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF 93W NE TO E
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 21N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 
15 KT W OF 95W TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 22N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 
22N.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W BECOMING VARIABLE 5 
TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 95W...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 95W.
.THU...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 5 T0 10 KT...EXCEPT SE TO S FAR W 
PART AND VARIABLE FAR NE PART. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 21N...AND 1 
TO 2 FT S OF 21N.

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GMZ084-070330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
330 PM CST SAT MAR 06 2010

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 
25N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 25N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 
TO 10 KT N OF 28N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N AND 2 TO 3 
FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT N OF 25N SUN NIGHT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 
15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N 
OF 25N. 
.TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW
FAR N PART WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 26N BUILDING TO 4 
TO 6 FT LATE TUE. 
.THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SHIFTING TO
W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-070330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
330 PM CST SAT MAR 06 2010

.TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...
EXCEPT S OF 23N 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 
TO SE S OF 26N LATE MON AND VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 26N. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT...EXCEPT N OF 25N SUBSIDING TO 1 FT.
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 25N 
INCREASING TO S 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT S OF 
27N...AND TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N WED. 
.THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N WINDS SHIFTING TO S TO SW 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE