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FZNT24 KNHC 270240
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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.

GMZ089-270930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT FRI MAR 26 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE FLORIDA STRAITS WILL 
BECOME DIFFUSE TONIGHT. HIGH PRES BRIEFLY BUILDS ON SAT WITH 
ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY LATE SAT 
NIGHT. THIS SECOND FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE 
TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SUN NIGHT...AND MOVE SE OF AREA MON 
NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN OVER THE GULF ON TUE AND WED.

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GMZ080-270930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT FRI MAR 26 2010
 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT,
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO
SW SAT NIGHT THEN 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 10 KT TUE AND SE TUE NIGHT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT AND 1 TO 2 FT 
TUE NIGHT.
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-270930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT FRI MAR 26 2010

.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 AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT EARLY BECOMING N TO NE 
20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 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 3 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
 
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GMZ084-270930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
1030 PM CDT FRI MAR 26 2010

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE 
TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO 
N AT 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 AND WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E WED. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED.

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GMZ086-270930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
1030 PM CDT FRI MAR 26 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
E TO SE BY SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO W BEHIND 
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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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FORECASTER NELSON