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FZNT24 KNHC 292031
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT TUE MAR 29 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. 

GMZ089-300330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT TUE MAR 29 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM TAMPA BAY 
FLORIDA TO GALVESTON BAY TEXAS WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A COLD 
FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE TONIGHT AND WILL EXTEND 
FROM NW FLORIDA TO 21N97W BY EARLY THU...THEN WILL STALL AND 
BECOME DIFFUSE FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE N YUCATAN COAST BY EARLY 
FRI. ANOTHER WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NE GULF BY 
LATE SAT NIGHT SHIFTING E BY EARLY SUN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN.

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GMZ080-300330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT TUE MAR 29 2011

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 
10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT THU NIGHT.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 KT 
SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-300330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 PM CDT TUE MAR 29 2011

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE ALONG YUCATAN 
COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 
15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE 
TO E 5 TO 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT 
THU NIGHT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT 
ALONG YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE ALONG YUCATAN COAST 
DURING THE EVENING.

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GMZ084-300330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 PM CDT TUE MAR 29 2011

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING 
TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N 
TO NE 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 
26N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING 
TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING 
TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 
15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-300330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT TUE MAR 29 2011

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED 
NIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 
20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
N OF 25N.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT 
N OF 25N AND SHIFTING TO E TO SE SOUTH OF 25N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE.
.SAT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY