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

GMZ089-240930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 PM CDT TUE MAR 23 2010

.SYNOPSIS...AS HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NE WATERS SHIFTS NE 
SOUTHERLY RETURN WILL INCREASE OVER THE W GULF IN ADVANCE OF A 
COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST THU. THE FRONT WILL 
EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI... THEN 
STALL OVER THE EXTREME SE WATERS FRI NIGHT. THE REMNANTS OF THE 
FRONT WILL MOVE NW ON SAT IN ADVANCE OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT THAT 
WILL RACE ACROSS THE GULF ON SUN.

$$
GMZ080-240930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 PM CDT TUE MAR 23 2010
 
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT WED.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 15 
TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 
KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW SAT NIGHT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

$$
GMZ082-240930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CDT TUE MAR 23 2010

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE 20 
KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$
GMZ084-240930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
930 PM CDT TUE MAR 23 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO W 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. 

$$
GMZ086-240930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
930 PM CDT TUE MAR 23 2010

.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 SE TO S 
WED NIGHT AND THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO 
N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.   
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.
.SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO W BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT.

$$
FORECASTER NELSON