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FZNT24 KNHC 262129
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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. 

GMZ089-270330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT SAT MAR 26 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE FROM S FLORIDA TO NE TEXAS WILL BEGIN TO 
SLIDE E SUN ALLOWING FOR A WEAK COLD FRONT TO DROP S TO ALONG 
THE NORTHERN COASTAL PLAINS AND DISSIPATE THROUGH MON. A SECOND 
AND STRONGER COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST 
TUE NIGHT...AND REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE WESTERN 
BAY OF CAMPECHE BY EARLY THU.

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GMZ080-270330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT SAT MAR 26 2011

.TONIGHT...S OF 27N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING 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...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING 
N 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.  
.THU...WINDS BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT OVER SE PORTION SE 
10 TO 15 KT EARLY. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-270330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 PM CDT SAT MAR 26 2011

.TONIGHT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF
22N...AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 22N.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 
FT. 
.WED AND THU...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. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ084-270330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
430 PM CDT SAT MAR 26 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 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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GMZ086-270330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT SAT MAR 26 2011

.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 AND MON NIGHT...WINDS SHIFTING TO SE TO S 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 AND THU...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE