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FZNT24 KNHC 120913
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO.
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST FRI MAR 12 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.

GMZ089-121530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 AM CST FRI MAR 12 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE NW GULF WILL MERGE WITH A 
FRONTAL LOW PRES OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS TODAY WITH THE FRONT 
MOVING E OF THE AREA TONIGHT. AN E TO W RIDGE WILL DEVELOP ALONG 
24N IN WAKE OF FRONT WHILE A SECOND COLD FRONT SWEEPS E ACROSS 
THE NORTHERN WATERS SAT AND SUN. A RIDGE WILL EXTEND FROM LA TO 
W CUBA MON AND TUE WITH INCREASING N WINDS ACROSS AREA.

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GMZ080-121530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST FRI MAR 12 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 
KT W OF 93W LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT 
THIS AFTERNOON THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 FT W OF 93W LATE TONIGHT.
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 
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...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. 

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GMZ082-121530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST FRI MAR 12 2010

.TODAY...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E 
OF 94W N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. 
.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. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 
FT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ084-121530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
330 AM CST FRI MAR 12 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 7 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 
FT. S OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 
KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 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 TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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GMZ086-121530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
330 AM CST FRI MAR 12 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 
TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS NEAR FRONT. 
.SAT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 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 NELSON