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FZNT24 KNHC 091520
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST TUE MAR 09 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.

GMZ089-092130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 AM CST TUE MAR 09 2010

.SYNOPSIS...FRESH S RETURN FLOW PREVAILS W OF 88W SPREAD E  
ACROSS ENTIRE GULF BY LATE WED.  COLD FRONT MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST 
WED NIGHT AND RACE E NEAR FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 22N97W THU...AND 
TAMPA BAY TO 21N87W LATE FRI.  SECOND REINFORCING FRONT MOVE SE 
ACROSS NW GULF THU NIGHT AND MERGE WITH INITIAL FRONT FROM 
29N90W TO BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI THEN MOVE SE OUT OF GULF LATE FRI. 
HIGH PRES BUILD ACROSS GULF SAT.

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GMZ080-092130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST TUE MAR 09 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...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 
20 TO 25 KT FRI. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 8 FT FRI.
.SAT...W OF 95W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. E OF 95W NW 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

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GMZ082-092130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST TUE MAR 09 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 5 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH 
TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 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 
DIMINISH TO LESS THAN 10 KT FRI. SEAS 3 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE 
WINDS 10 KT OR LESS THU BECOME NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 
FT BUILD TO 7 FT LATE FRI.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-092130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
930 AM CST TUE MAR 09 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASE 
TO 30 KT N OF 28N LATE WED NIGHT E OF FRONT AND SHIFT NW BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 8 FT BY WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
NEAR FRONT. 
.THU AND FRI...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT BEHIND 
SECOND FRONT FRI. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 26N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT LATE. 
SEAS 8 FT. S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

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GMZ086-092130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
930 AM CST TUE MAR 09 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 
20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 6 FT WED.
.THU AND FRI...S WINDS 20 KT BECOME SW 25 KT LATE THU THEN SHIFT 
NW BEHIND FRONT FRI. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 26N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 10 FT. S OF 
26N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES