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FZNT24 KNHC 081529
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST MON MAR 08 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.

GMZ089-082130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 AM CST MON MAR 08 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER NE GULF SHIFT E OF AREA TONIGHT 
ALLOWING S RETURN FLOW W OF 95W SPREADING E ACROSS ENTIRE GULF 
BY LATE WED.  COLD FRONT MOVE TO OFF TEXAS COAST WED AND RACE E 
TO REACH FROM 29N90W TO UPPER MEXICAN COAST THU THEN FROM NEAR 
TAMPA BAY TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI.  SECOND REINFORCING FRONT 
MOVE SE ACROSS NW GULF FRI MERGING WITH INITIAL FRONT AND MOVING 
SE TO REACH FROM SW FLORIDA W-SW TO BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT. 

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GMZ080-082130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST MON MAR 08 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W  SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 
FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.  SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT E OF 93W SHIFT  
W BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND FRI...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT BECOME NW 
25 KT FRI. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 8 FT FRI.

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GMZ082-082130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST MON MAR 08 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 23N W OF 95W SE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE 
TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 
UP TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT S OF 21N. W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOME NW 15 KT LATE THU AND 
INCREASE TO 25 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 9 FT LATE FRI.

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GMZ084-082130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
930 AM CST MON MAR 08 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 
FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT 
TUE NIGHT AND WED THEN SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT LATE WED. SEAS 4 FT 
BUILD TO 8 FT BY LATE WED. 
.THU AND FRI...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT LATE THU INCREASE 
TO 20 KT LATE THU. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT FRI. NW OF FRONT NW 
TO N WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT BEHIND SECOND FRONT LATE FRI. 
SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 7 FT LATE FRI. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ086-082130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
930 AM CST MON MAR 08 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOME 
VARIABLE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 6 FT.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFT NW KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. NW OF FRONT 
NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 6 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES