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FZNT24 KNHC 270918
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SUN MAR 27 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. 

GMZ089-271530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT SUN MAR 27 2011

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM S FLORIDA TO TEXAS COAST MOVE E ALLOWING 
WEAK COLD FRONT TO DROP S TO WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO SE 
TEXAS THEN DISSIPATE BY MON.  RIDGE REBUILDS TUE AND WED.  
SECOND COLD FRONT MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST WED AND REACH FROM 29N90W 
TO SOUTHERN BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE THU.

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GMZ080-271530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SUN MAR 27 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT MON 
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-271530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 AM CDT SUN MAR 27 2011

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-271530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 AM CDT SUN MAR 27 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W 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 20 KT LATE TUE. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 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.  
 
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GMZ086-271530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT SUN MAR 27 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...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 AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT 
THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES