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FZNT24 KNHC 132129
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO.
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST SAT MAR 13 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.

GMZ089-140330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 PM CST SAT MAR 13 2010

.SYNOPSIS...1016 MB HIGH PRESSURE CENTER OVER THE SW GULF NEAR 
23N93W WILL SHIFT N ALONG 93W TONIGHT AND THEN N OF AREA SUN 
WITH A RIDGE DEVELOPING FROM NE TEXAS TO W CUBA THROUGH WED. A 
REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP SE ACROSS THE NE GULF WATERS 
TONIGHT AND EXIT THE AREA EARLY SUN. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL 
INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA TUE AND WED...THEN DIMINISH THU. 

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GMZ080-140330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST SAT MAR 13 2010

.TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 93W 
VARIABLE NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. E OF 93W VARIABLE NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT 
TUE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT TUE. 
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-140330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST SAT MAR 13 2010

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT W 
OF 94W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 94W AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF 94W.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT...INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 
TO 9 FT.
.WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-140330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
330 PM CST SAT MAR 13 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. 
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW 
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 25N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N NW TO N 
WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-140330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
330 PM CST SAT MAR 13 2010

.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT N 
OF 25N TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT N OF 25N LATE 
TONIGHT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S 
OF 25N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
.WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER COBB