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FZNT24 KNHC 071501
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST SUN MAR 07 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.

GMZ089-072130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 AM CST SUN MAR 07 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL SHIFT E OF AREA 
LATE TONIGHT ALLOWING SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OVER WESTERN WATERS 
TO SPREAD E TO THE CENTRAL GULF MON NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH 
WED. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE WED 
REACHING THE SE GULF WATERS THU NIGHT. 

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GMZ080-072130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST SUN MAR 07 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.  SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.

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GMZ082-072130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST SUN MAR 07 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 6 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 
KT W OF 95W TUE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT S OF 21N.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE THU NIGHT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-072130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
930 AM CST SUN MAR 07 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT N OF 26N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT S OF 25N. 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 INCREASING TO 20 25 KT 
JUST AHEAD OF FRONT SHIFTING TO W BEHIND FRONT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF 25N WED NIGHT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS WITH FRONT. 
.THU...N OF 26N W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. 

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GMZ086-072130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
930 AM CST SUN MAR 07 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
BECOMING E TO SE MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO W BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH FRONT.

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FORECASTER NELSON