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FZNT24 KNHC 272117
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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. 

GMZ089-280330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT SUN MAR 27 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE FROM S FLORIDA TO TEXAS COAST IS SHIFTING SE 
ALLOWING A WEAK COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST TONIGHT 
AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO CENTRAL TEXAS LATE MON. 
THE RIDGE REBUILDS TUE AND WED AND ALLOWS THE FRONT TO MOVE N OF 
THE AREA AS A WARM FRONT. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF 
TEXAS COAST WED AND EXTEND FROM MOBILE ALABAMA TO BROWNSVILLE 
TEXAS LATE WED...THE FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN 
PENINSULA LATE THU AND ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY LATE 
FRI. 

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GMZ080-280330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT SUN MAR 27 2011

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO 
E 10 TO 15 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S 
OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SE OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-280330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 PM CDT SUN MAR 27 2011

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

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GMZ084-280330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 PM CDT SUN MAR 27 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT 
YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 
KT S OF 26N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE 
NIGHT.  
.WED...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N 15 KT NW OF 
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.  
.THU AND FRI...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. S OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.   

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GMZ086-280330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT SUN MAR 27 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N 
OF 27N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E N 
OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S 
OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
25N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ISOLATED TSTMS N PORTION.   
.THU AND FRI...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
S OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.   

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FORECASTER COBB