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FZNT24 KNHC 240900
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CDT WED MAR 24 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.

GMZ089-241530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 AM CDT WED MAR 24 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NE WATERS SHIFTS E TODAY. 
SOUTHERLY RETURN IS 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 MORNING WITH PORTION 
MOVING E OF AREA AND REST DISSIPATING IN S WATERS SAT MORNING. 
THE REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL MOVE NW ON SAT IN ADVANCE OF 
ANOTHER COLD FRONT THAT WILL RACE ACROSS THE GULF ON SUN.

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GMZ080-241530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CDT WED MAR 24 2010
 
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.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. 
.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 AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ082-241530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CDT WED MAR 24 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 
TO 15 KT W OF 95W TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE THU 
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 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.

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GMZ084-241530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
330 AM CDT WED MAR 24 2010

.TODAY...N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 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 AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 

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GMZ086-241530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
330 AM CDT WED MAR 24 2010

.TODAY 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 AND TSTMS 
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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER