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FZNT24 KNHC 010244
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-010930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT WED MAR 31 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OF 1021 MB CENTERED NEAR 28N86W WILL MOVE 
NE TO OVER N FLORIDA THU. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN 
FLOW TO INCREASE OVER THE W GULF 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 SAT AFTERNOON THEN WILL STALL OUT AND 
DISSIPATE SUN. 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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GMZ080-010930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT WED MAR 31 2010
  
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. BUILDING TO 
7 TO 10 FT LATE THU NIGHT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 
5 TO 8 FT LATE THU NIGHT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING 
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF FRONT LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
E OF 93W SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 
TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF 
FRONT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.SUN AND MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W 
OF 94W LATE MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-010930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT WED MAR 31 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 
NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 20N 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 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 
21N THU NIGHT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 21N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING 
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE FRI NIGHT. S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND AHEAD OF 
FRONT. 
.SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E 
OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT 
NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG 
FRONT EARLY.
.SUN...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
20N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT NEAR 
COAST OF YUCATAN LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-010930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
1030 PM CDT WED MAR 31 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 
LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT THU NIGHT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU NIGHT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT 
NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 
KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-010930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
1030 PM CDT WED MAR 31 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR 
LESS. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
SE 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N NE TO E 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI THROUGH MON...N OF 24N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. 

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY