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FZNT24 KNHC 142120
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO.
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CDT SUN MAR 14 2010

UPDATE TO SEAS IN E GULF TONIGHT

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.

GMZ089-150330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 PM 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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GMZ080-150330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CDT SUN MAR 14 2010

.TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E 
OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING 15 
TO 20 KT LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N 
OF 27N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N. 
.WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF 
95W BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF 95W 
AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF 95W.
.FRI...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-150330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CDT SUN MAR 14 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING 20 TO 
25 KT TUE EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...W OF 95W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-150330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
330 PM CDT SUN MAR 14 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S 
OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 80 
NM OF THE YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT WITHIN 80 NM OF THE YUCATAN COAST THE EVENING. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S 25N 
TUE NIGHT.
.WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 6 FT 
NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL IN NW SWELL.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-150330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
330 PM CDT SUN MAR 14 2010
 
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
25N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL.  
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N 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 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 

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FORECASTER GR