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FZNT24 KNHC 112024
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO.
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM 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.

GMZ089-120330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 PM CST THU MAR 11 2010

.SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES 1004 MB 30N85W WITH TRAILING COLD FRONT TO 
28N90W.  LOW PRES MOVES N OF AREA WHILE FRONT REACHES FROM 
31N78W TO 26N90W 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 AND TU.
 
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GMZ080-120330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST THU MAR 11 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 15 KT W OF 93W LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT FRI THEN SUBSIDEING TO 3 FT LATE FRI NIGHT 
W OF 93W. ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF SECOND FRONT SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...W OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 93W 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ082-120330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST THU MAR 11 2010

.TONIGHT...E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. W OF 
TROUGH N WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT AND TO 25 
KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 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 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDE TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE FRI 
NIGHT.
.SAT...N OF 24N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
S OF 24N NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-120330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
330 PM CST THU MAR 11 2010

.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. 
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.   
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE OF FRONT 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 NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 
FT. S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE 
SAT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N OF 25N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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GMZ086-120330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
330 PM CST THU MAR 11 2010

.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFT W BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES/COBB