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FZNT24 KNHC 312058
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT WED MAR 31 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.

GMZ089-010330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT WED MAR 31 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OF 1023 MB CENTERED NEAR 27N89W WILL MOVE
NE TO N FLORIDA THU. THIS WILL ALLOW SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO 
INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN WATERS THROUGH FRI AHEAD OF THE NEXT 
COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST FRI NIGHT INTO 
SAT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE BAY OF 
CAMPECHE NEAR 19N95W BY LATE SAT THEN STALL. THE FRONT WILL LIFT
N AS A WARM FRONT AS SOUTHEASTERLY RETURN FLOW SETS UP OVER THE 
WESTERN GULF ON SUN AND OVER MUCH OF THE GULF BY MON AS HIGH 
PRES BECOMES CENTERED OVER THE FAR NE GULF.

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GMZ080-010330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT WED MAR 31 2010
  
.TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT 
BETWEEN 92W AND 95W...AND 1 TO 2 FT E OF 92W.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 
20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT W 
OF 95W THU NIGHT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 
TO 9 FT. E OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E 
OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ALONG FRONT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT W OF 95W BUILDING TO 4 TO 
6 FT LATE.
.MON...S OF 28N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-010330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT WED MAR 31 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NEAR 
COAST OF YUCATAN NE TO E WINDS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 21N NE TO E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 
20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 21N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 
TO 9 FT. S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR NW. 
.SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E 
OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 21N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N 
SWELL.
.MON...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 
21N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-010330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
430 PM CDT WED MAR 31 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE
5 TO 10 KT FAR NE PART. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 
15 KT...THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF 
YUCATAN NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR NW.
.SUN AND MON...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N 
OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-010330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
430 PM CDT WED MAR 31 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S 
OF 26N...AND 1 TO 3 FT N OF 26N.
.SAT...S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 
26N S WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN AND MON...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N 
OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE