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FZNT24 KNHC 280906
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT MON MAR 28 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. 

GMZ089-281530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT MON MAR 28 2011

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT OVER NORTHERN COASTAL WATERS SINK S 
TO REACH FROM NW FLORIDA NW YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT AND E OF 
AREA TUE.  SECOND COLD FRONT MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST EARLY WED AND 
EXTEND FROM MOBILE ALABAMA TO TAMPICO MEXICO LATE WED...FROM 
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE THU AND ACROSS 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE FRI. 

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GMZ080-281530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT MON MAR 28 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 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 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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GMZ082-281530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 AM CDT MON MAR 28 2011

.TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
4 FT. 
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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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GMZ084-281530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 AM CDT MON MAR 28 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NE BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...N OF 25N SW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING 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.  
.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 KT FRI. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.   

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GMZ086-281530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT MON MAR 28 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NE BEHIND 
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 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE 
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
.THU...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES