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FZNT24 KNHC 241529
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-242130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 AM CDT WED MAR 24 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA WILL 
SHIFT NE AND INTO THE ATLC BY THIS EVENING. SE TO S RETURN FLOW 
OVER THE SW HALF OF THE GULF WILL SPREAD TO THE ENTIRE GULF 
TONIGHT IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST 
THU MORNING. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 
BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI MORNING WITH N 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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GMZ080-242130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CDT WED MAR 24 2010
 
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 92W SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING 
TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 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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GMZ082-242130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CDT WED MAR 24 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 96W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT. E OF 96W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 
20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.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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GMZ084-242130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
930 AM CDT WED MAR 24 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 24N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 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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GMZ086-242130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
930 AM CDT WED MAR 24 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT 
BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT THU MORNING THEN INCREASING TO 20 
KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE THU. 
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 KT 
TONIGHT AND THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 STRIPLING