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FZNT24 KNHC 121528
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-122130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 AM CST FRI MAR 12 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE SW 
TO THE NW BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE THIS MORNING WILL MOVE SE AND 
MERGE WITH A PRE FRONTAL TROUGH JUST AHEAD OF IT...AND REACH 
FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO YUCATAN PENINSULA THIS EVENING AND THEN 
SE OF AREA BY SUNRISE SAT. 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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GMZ080-122130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST FRI MAR 12 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 
FT THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 FT W OF 93W LATE TONIGHT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND 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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GMZ082-122130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST FRI MAR 12 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. SE SECTIONS W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 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 AND ISOLATED 
TSTMS 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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GMZ084-122130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
930 AM CST FRI MAR 12 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON 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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GMZ086-122130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
930 AM CST FRI MAR 12 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N AHEAD OF FRONT...SHIFTING AREA 
WIDE TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 
LATE TO 6 TO 9 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 STRIPLING