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FZNT24 KNHC 261450
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT FRI MAR 26 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.

GMZ089-262130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT FRI MAR 26 2010

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA 
WILL MOVE SE OF THE GULF TONIGHT. HIGH PRES BRIEFLY BUILDS IN ON 
SAT WITH ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY SUN 
AND WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE YUCATAN 
PENINSULA SUN NIGHT THEN WILL STALL OVER THE SE GULF MON BEFORE 
PUSHING SE OF THE GULF MON NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN OVER THE 
GULF ON TUE.

$$
GMZ080-262130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT FRI MAR 26 2010
 
.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 
LATE SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT,
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 
SAT NIGHT AND SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 
KT MON NIGHT AND BECOMING NE TO E TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING 
TO 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT AND SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT TUE.

$$
GMZ082-262130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI MAR 26 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT W OF 
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 
KT MON NIGHT AND BECOMING NE TO E TUE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING 
TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE TUE.

$$
GMZ084-262130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
1030 AM CDT FRI MAR 26 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT BECOMING NE TO E TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT SW 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG 
FRONT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 
15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT 
W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF FRONT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 
.MON...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE 
OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.

$$
GMZ086-262130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
1030 AM CDT FRI MAR 26 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 
10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.   
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
E TO SE SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N W OF FRONT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 
TO 4 FT LATE.

$$
FORECASTER LEWITSKY/DGS