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FZNT24 KNHC 230901
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CDT TUE MAR 23 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.

GMZ089-231530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 AM CDT TUE MAR 23 2010

.SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG W WINDS OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL 
GRADUALLY DIMINISH TODAY. HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT E ACROSS THE 
CENTRAL GULF THROUGH TUE WITH RETURN FLOW INCREASING IN THE W 
GULF TUE AND WED. A WEAKER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF NW GULF 
COAST THU AND EXTEND FROM NEW ORLEANS TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE THU 
NIGHT AND DISSIPATES OVER THE SE GULF BY SAT MORNING. 

$$
GMZ080-231530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CDT TUE MAR 23 2010
 
.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
W OF 96W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT...BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT WED.
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 
KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT.

$$
GMZ082-231530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CDT TUE MAR 23 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 
20 KT LATE TODAY AND 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT...LOCALLY 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 
KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT.

$$
GMZ084-231530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
330 AM CDT TUE MAR 23 2010

.TODAY...FROM 20N TO 29N E OF 86W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING 
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE 
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT N OF 
28N W OF 87W. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 23N W OF 
87W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N.
.WED THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 
KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 6 FT 
S OF 26N...HIGHEST YUCATAN CHANNEL. 
.FRI...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW LATE. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 
KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.  
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-231530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
330 AM CDT TUE MAR 23 2010

.TODAY...FROM 20N TO 29N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 15 TO 20 KT LATER THIS MORNING AND BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 10 
KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN W TO NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT 
LATE. N OF 29N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. 
S OF 20N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL 
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE.
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 
WED NIGHT AND THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT N OF 
27N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.   
.SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

$$
FORECASTER SCHAUER