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FZNT24 KNHC 251446
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT FRI MAR 25 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. 

GMZ089-252130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT FRI MAR 25 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE NE GULF WILL DISSIPATE 
EARLY TONIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT SE ACROSS THE E GULF TO 
OVER FLORIDA BAY SAT WITH A RIDGE NW TO LOUISIANA AS SOUTHERLY 
RETURN FLOW INCREASES. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN SUN AS A WEAK COLD 
FRONT STALLS OVER THE NORTHERN COASTAL PLAINS AND DISSIPATES 
THROUGH MON. ANOTHER WEAK COLD FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE TEXAS 
COASTAL WATERS TUE NIGHT.

$$
GMZ080-252130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT FRI MAR 25 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

$$
GMZ082-252130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 AM CDT FRI MAR 25 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$
GMZ084-252130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
1030 AM CDT FRI MAR 25 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 
TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S 
OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT.  

$$
GMZ086-252130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT FRI MAR 25 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 
FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT S OF 25N TUE 
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$
FORECASTER NELSON