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FZNT24 KNHC 141529
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO.
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CDT SUN MAR 14 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.

GMZ089-142130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 AM CDT SUN MAR 14 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE N YUCATAN PENINSULA 
TO THE NW GULF TO SLIDE SLOWLY NE AND THEN COLLAPSE BY MON 
MORNING AS A SECOND STRONGER RIDGE BUILDS FROM THE CENTRAL 
PLAINS SE TO W CUBA THROUGH TUE. NORTHERLY FLOW WILL BECOME 
ESTABLISHED OVER ALL WATERS BY TUE AND CONTINUE ACROSS MOST OF 
THE AREA THROUGH THU. 

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GMZ080-142130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CDT SUN MAR 14 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 93W VARIABLE NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE MON NIGHT. 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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GMZ082-142130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CDT SUN MAR 14 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT.
.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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GMZ084-142130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
930 AM CDT SUN MAR 14 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT BECOMING N MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 5 FT 
MON. S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE SUN NIGHT. 
SEAS 2 TO 5 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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GMZ086-142130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
930 AM CDT SUN MAR 14 2010
 
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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 STRIPLING