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FZNT24 KNHC 261453
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SAT MAR 26 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. 

GMZ089-262130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT SAT MAR 26 2011

.SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE EXTENDS FROM S FLORIDA TO NE TEXAS. 
THE RIDGE RETRACTS E SUN ALLOWING A WEAK COLD FRONT TO STALL 
OVER THE NORTHERN COASTAL PLAINS AND DISSIPATE THROUGH MON. A  
SECOND STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE 
NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE WESTERN BAY 
OF CAMPECHE SUNRISE THU.

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GMZ080-262130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SAT MAR 26 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SE 
OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A FEW SHOWERS NEAR 
THE FRONT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON 
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT BEHIND FRONT 
TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 
KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD 
OF FRONT.  

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GMZ082-262130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 AM CDT SAT MAR 26 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 
FT. 
.WED...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ084-262130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
1030 AM CDT SAT MAR 26 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE 
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE.  
.WED...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.  
 
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GMZ086-262130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT SAT MAR 26 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N SE 
TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON