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FZNT24 KNHC 190304
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT FRI MAR 18 2011

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. 

GMZ089-190330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
430 PM CDT FRI MAR 18 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL MEANDER ACROSS NE GULF AREA THROUGH 
EARLY SUN WITH MODERATE TO FRESH RETURN FLOW PREVAILING ACROSS 
ENTIRE GULF EXCEPT LIGHT BREEZE NE QUADRANT. BACK DOOR COLD 
FRONT TO MOVE S TO SW ACROSS FLORIDA SUN THROUGH MON WITH STRONG 
HIGH PRES BEHIND IT BUILDING SW ACROSS GULF TO FRESHEN FLOW 
ACROSS BASIN MON AND TUE BEFORE HIGH CENTER SETTLES ONCE AGAIN 
ACROSS NE GULF LATE TUE. 

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GMZ080-190330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT FRI MAR 18 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 
KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 6 FT TUE. E OF 94W E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT MON. 

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GMZ082-190330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  
430 PM CDT FRI MAR 18 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...W OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.  SEAS 4 TO 
5 FT. E OF 93W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT S OF 22N EACH 
LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT 
IN E SWELL N OF 22N MON.

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GMZ084-190330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT FRI MAR 18 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT MON.  SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT MON.
.TUE...N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. 
S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT IN E 
SWELL.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT N PORTIONS LATE. 
SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-190330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT FRI MAR 18 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. FROM 24N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT 
BUILD TO 7 LATE MON.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT N PORTIONS 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 

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FORECASTER STRIPLING