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FZNT24 KNHC 231524
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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.

GMZ089-232130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 AM CDT TUE MAR 23 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A 1019 MB HIGH OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL SHIFT NE 
AND ACROSS THE N FLORIDA PENINSULA LATE TONIGHT THEN EMERGE 
ACROSS THE W ATLC WED...ALLOWING AN INCREASING SE RETURN FLOW TO 
DEVELOP ACROSS THE W GULF THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED. A WEAK 
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NW GULF COAST EARLY THU AND EXTEND 
FROM NEAR NEW ORLEANS TO SW GULF NEAR 19N96W THU EVENING THEN 
REACH FROM NEAR NAPLES TO N YUCATAN FRI EVENING BEFORE STALLING 
W TO E ACROSS THE SE GULF ALONG 23N SAT. 

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GMZ080-232130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CDT TUE MAR 23 2010
 
.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 95W S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT LATE.  
.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.

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GMZ082-232130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CDT TUE MAR 23 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 
EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 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.

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GMZ084-232130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
930 AM CDT TUE MAR 23 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE TO E 
10 TO 15 KT S OF 24N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 
FT. 
.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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GMZ086-232130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
930 AM CDT TUE MAR 23 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 
8 FT IN W SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 
10 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL 
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 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.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING