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FZNT24 KNHC 300931
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT WED MAR 30 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. 

GMZ089-301530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT WED MAR 30 2011

.SYNOPSIS...WARM FRONT EXTENDING FROM 28N82W TO 29N89W MOVE N OF 
AREA TODAY.  COLD FRONT MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST EARLY TODAY 
REACHING FROM S CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS.  FRONT 
REACH FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 21N97W EARLY THU THEN E OF AREA 
EARLY FRI WITH HIGH PRES BUILDING IN LATE FRI THROUGH SUN.

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GMZ080-301530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT WED MAR 30 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
5 FT. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E AT 10 
KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT THU NIGHT.
.FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE SAT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-301530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 AM CDT WED MAR 30 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 
10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT THU NIGHT. SE 
OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ084-301530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 AM CDT WED MAR 30 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 KT SHIFTING W BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT SW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 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 FT LATE. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-301530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT WED MAR 30 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT 
TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT TONIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW AT 20 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 25N.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 
FT LATE.
.SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N SE 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES