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FZNT24 KNHC 090313
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM 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.

GMZ089-090930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 PM CST MON MAR 08 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER NE GULF WILL SHIFT E OF AREA TONIGHT 
THROUGH TUE AND ALLOW S RETURN FLOW TO DEVELOP W OF 90W AND 
SPREADING E ACROSS ENTIRE GULF BY LATE WED. A COLD FRONT WILL 
MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST WED EVENING AND RACE E TO REACH FROM 30N91W 
TO UPPER MEXICAN COAST WED NIGHT THEN FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO 
21N87W LATE FRI. A SECOND REINFORCING FRONT MOVE SE ACROSS NW 
GULF THU NIGHT AND MERGE WITH INITIAL FRONT FROM NE FLORIDA TO 
THE YUCATAN PENINSULA FRI AFTERNOON THEN MOVE SE OUT OF THE GULF 
LATE FRI NIGHT. 

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GMZ080-090930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 PM CST MON MAR 08 2010

.TONIGHT...W OF 92W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 
FT. E OF 92W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 94W S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.  SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT E 
OF 93W SHIFTING 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.
.SAT...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. E OF 95W 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

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GMZ082-090930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST MON MAR 08 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS INCREASING 
15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 22N VARIABLE 
WINDS NE TO SE 5 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...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 THROUGH FRI...SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS THU BECOMING NW 
10 TO 15 KT BY FRI MORNING THEN BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT 
LATE FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILD 7 TO 9 FT LATE FRI.
.SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE.

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GMZ084-090930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
930 PM CST MON MAR 08 2010

.TONIGHT AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE TO S WIND 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE 
TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT AND WED THEN SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT WED NIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 7 FT BY WED NIGHT. 
.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.
.SAT...N OF 26N NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 26N NW TO N 
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

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GMZ086-090930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
930 PM CST MON MAR 08 2010

.TONIGHT AND TUE...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...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 AND SAT...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 7 FT.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING