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FZNT24 KNHC 120320
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO.
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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.

GMZ089-120930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 PM CST THU MAR 11 2010

.SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES 1004 MB OVER N FLORIDA WITH TRAILING COLD 
FRONT TO 28N90W. LOW PRES MOVES N OF AREA WHILE FRONT MOVES SE   
ACROSS THE E WATERS AND E OF AREA FRI NIGHT. E TO W RIDGE 
EXTENDS ALONG 24N WHILE WEAK SECOND COLD FRONT SWEEPS N OF 25N 
SAT AND SUN. NW TO SE ORIENTED RIDGE COVERS GULF MON AND IS 
REINFORCED TUE WITH INCREASING WINDS SW GULF.
 
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GMZ080-120930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 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 SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE FRI NIGHT 
W OF 93W. ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW 
W OF SECOND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...W OF 93W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF 93W VARIABLE NW 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ082-120930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 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 AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N AND INCREASING 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT LATE.  

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GMZ084-120930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
930 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 INCREASING 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 AND MON...N OF 25N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...N OF 25N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 
INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. 

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GMZ086-120930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
930 PM CST THU MAR 11 2010

.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO W 10 KT BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 
TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 25N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 
FT. S OF 25N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  

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FORECASTER COBB