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FZNT24 KNHC 281519
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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. 

GMZ089-282130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT MON MAR 28 2011

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM A 1011 MB LOW PRES OVER 
THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE COAST OF TEXAS NEAR 28N97W WILL 
REACH FROM N FLORIDA TO THE CENTRAL GULF THIS EVENING THEN MOVE 
N OF THE AREA AS A WARM FRONT BY TUE. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL 
MOVE OFF THE 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. A THIRD COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE 
GULF WATERS BY FRI INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS.

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GMZ080-282130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT MON MAR 28 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO 
SE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 KT BEHIND 
FRONT. 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 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 
TO 6 FT. 

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GMZ082-282130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 AM CDT MON MAR 28 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT...HIGHEST E PART. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 
1 TO 2 FT SE PART.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 1O KT SW 
PART. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT SW PART. 
.THU...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SE OF 
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT N OF 22N LATE.

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GMZ084-282130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
1030 AM CDT MON MAR 28 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.  
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 
KT S OF 24N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT S OF 24N 
TUE NIGHT.  
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART.  
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT EARLY. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.   

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GMZ086-282130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT MON MAR 28 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
N TO NE N OF FRONT THIS EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N PART.   
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 
27N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N LATE.
.FRI...NW OF FRONT NW TO N INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. WINDS 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG 
FRONT.   

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FORECASTER GR