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FZNT24 KNHC 161517
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO.
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CDT TUE MAR 16 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.

GMZ089-162130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 AM CDT TUE MAR 16 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTER OVER TEXAS HAS RIDGE EXTEND ACROSS 
ENTIRE GULF THROUGH THU AND MOVE E TO E GULF FRI WITH SE RETURN 
FLOW SET UP W OF 95W SAT IN ADVANCE OF NEXT COLD FRONT MOVING 
OFF TEXAS COAST LATE SAT.

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GMZ080-162130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CDT TUE MAR 16 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SE LATE. SEAS 3 FT.  
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME N 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND 
FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 8 FT LATE. ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD 
OF FRONT.

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GMZ082-162130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CDT TUE MAR 16 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 96W NE WINDS 10 KT BECOME N 
25 KT TONIGHT. E OF 96W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT 
BUILD TO 8 FT W OF 96W TONIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 
8 FT.
.THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT N LATE. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 W OF 96W LATE. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT.

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GMZ084-162130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
930 AM CDT TUE MAR 16 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 27N 
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFT E LATE. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT SW LATE. SEAS 5 FT.

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GMZ086-162130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
930 AM CDT TUE MAR 16 2010
 
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFT E LATE FRI. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES