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FZNT24 KNHC 162118
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND 
CARIBBEAN SEA
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CDT TUE MAR 16 2010

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W...THE SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W 
INCLUDING BAHAMAS...AND THE CARIBBEAN SEA

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.

GMZ089-170330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 PM CDT TUE MAR 16 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE EXTENDING FROM TEXAS TO THE SE PORTION OF 
THE GULF WILL CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH THU AND WEAKEN THEREAFTER. 
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED OVER ALL WATERS TONIGHT 
AND CONTINUE ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA THROUGH THU. SOUTHERLY 
RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE EXTREME NW WATERS THU NIGHT 
SPREADING E ACROSS ALL GULF WATERS BY SAT MORNING IN ADVANCE OF 
NEXT COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE SAT. THE FRONT 
WILL REACH FROM TAMPA TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA SUN.

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GMZ080-170330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CDT TUE MAR 16 2010

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

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GMZ082-170330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CDT TUE MAR 16 2010

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASE TO 30 KT S OF 23N LATE.  
SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 10 FT LATE.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 
8 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...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.
.SUN...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
E OF FRONT SW 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

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GMZ084-170330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
330 PM CDT TUE MAR 16 2010

.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 AND THU NIGHT...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.
.SUN...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
E OF FRONT S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT SW AHEAD OF FRONT. 

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GMZ086-170330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
330 PM CDT TUE MAR 16 2010
 
.TONIGHT 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.
.SUN...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
E OF FRONT S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT SW AHEAD OF FRONT. 

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES