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FZNT24 KNHC 290839
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT MON MAR 29 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.

GMZ089-291530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT MON MAR 29 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE E GULF WILL MOVE E OF AREA 
THIS MORNING. A HIGH PRES CENTER WILL FORM OVER THE NW GULF MON 
AFTERNOON AND SHIFT E ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS THROUGH WED 
REACHING POSITION OVER N FLORIDA THU ALLOWING SOUTHERLY RETURN 
FLOW TO INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN WATERS WED AND THU. THE NEXT 
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS FRI NIGHT. 

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GMZ080-291530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT MON MAR 29 2010
 
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W N WINDS 10 TO 15 BECOMING VARIABLE 
5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 
3 TO 5 FT LATE TONIGHT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 
TO 15 KT W OF 94W TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF 
95W WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT W OF 95W WED 
NIGHT.
.THU...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 
93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT LATE. 
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.

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GMZ082-291530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT MON MAR 29 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING 
TO 10 TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT 
TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. E OF 
95W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THIS 
AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 
FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS WITHIN 90 
NM OF THE COAST OF YUCATAN IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 7 TO 9 
FT N PART FRI NIGHT. 
 
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GMZ084-291530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
430 AM CDT MON MAR 29 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 
TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE 
TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 
TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU 
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI 
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ086-291530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
430 AM CDT MON MAR 29 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS E OF FRONT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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FORECASTER AL