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FZNT24 KNHC 110320
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO.
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST WED MAR 10 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.

GMZ089-110930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 PM CST WED MAR 10 2010

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST 
EARLY THU AND STALL FROM 29N91W TO 23N97W LATE THU. REINFORCING 
SECOND FRONT RACES OFF TEXAS COAST THU AND MERGES WITH STALLED 
FRONT. MERGED FRONT EXTENDS FROM 30N85W TO 21N87W LATE FRI 
AND MOVERS SE OF GULF EARLY SAT. STRONG N-NW WINDS W OF SECOND 
FRONT. THIRD COLD FRONT ENTERS NW GULF SAT WITH STRONG SW WINDS 
AHEAD OF IT AND REMAINS N OF 25N SUN...AND MOVES E OF AREA MON. 

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GMZ080-110930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 PM CST WED MAR 10 2010

.TONIGHT...E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT SHIFTING TO SW LATE. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 93W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
LIGHT AND VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH  
HIGHER GUSTS...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT W OF 93W LATE FRI NIGHT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT FRI THEN SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 
FT LATE FRI NIGHT W OF 93W. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG SECOND FRONT.
.SAT...W OF NEXT FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E 
OF NEXT FRONT W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 93W 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT
W OF 95W.  

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GMZ082-110930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST WED MAR 10 2010

.TONIGHT...E OF 94W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. W OF 94W S WIND 10 TO 15 KT 
DIMINISH TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT EXCEPT 2 FT S OF 20N. W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS 
INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE THU AND 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT LATE THU NIGHT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. 
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SAT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 4 FT.
E OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT...BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT MON. 

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GMZ084-110930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
930 PM CST WED MAR 10 2010

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 
FT N OF 25N. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT 
FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR 
FRONT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 27N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9  
FT. S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT 
N OF 29N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ086-110930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
930 PM CST WED MAR 10 2010

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...S TO SW WINDS 20 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT 
LATE FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 24N. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 
TO 20 KT S OF 27N LATE SAT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SUN AND MON...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT N OF 
29N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE MON. 
 
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FORECASTER COBB