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FZNT24 KNHC 111530
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO.
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST THU MAR 11 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.

GMZ089-112130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 AM CST THU MAR 11 2010

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY TROUGH FROM 29N91W TO 25N94W TO 18N93W 
MERGES WITH COLD FRONT RACING OFF TEXAS COAST TONIGHT AND MOVE 
TO REACH FROM 30N87W TO 21N90W LATE TONIGHT AND OUT OF GULF 
WATERS LATE FRI.  E TO W RIDGE EXTEND ALONG 24N WHILE WEAK 
SECOND COLD FRONT SWEEPS N OF 25N SAT AND SUN.  BROAD RIDGE 
COVER GULF MON.
 
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GMZ080-112130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST THU MAR 11 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
E OF TROUGH S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH 
TO 15 KT W OF 93W LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 8 FT FRI 
THEN SUBSIDE TO 3 FT LATE FRI NIGHT W OF 93W. ISOLATED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...W OF SECOND FRONT SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...W OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
E OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT 7 FT S OF 27N.

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GMZ082-112130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST THU MAR 11 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 FT. W OF TROUGH N WINDS 5 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT BEHIND 
FRONT AND TO 25 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 8 FT BEHIND 
FRONT LATE TONIGHT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME NE 10 KT 
LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT LATE FRI NIGHT.
.SAT...N OF 23N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
ELSEWHERE NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

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GMZ084-112130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
930 AM CST THU MAR 11 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. 
SEAS 8 FT.   
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 
FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT FRI 
NIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 27N W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 27N NW TO N 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N OF 25N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

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GMZ086-112130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
930 AM CST THU MAR 11 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFT W 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT 
SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
 
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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES