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FZNT24 KNHC 120913
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT MON MAR 12 2012

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. 

GMZ089-121530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT MON MAR 12 2012

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT OVER NW GULF ZONE FROM 30N93W TO 25N96W 
MOVING NE WILL EXIT MIDDLE GULF WATERS LATE TODAY.  HIGH PRES 
BUILDS W FROM ATLC ACROSS GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH FRI.

$$
GMZ080-121530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS 
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT MON MAR 12 2012
 
.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 
TO 6 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT N OF 
29N.  SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT S OF 29N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

$$
GMZ082-121530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT MON MAR 12 2012

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.TUE THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

$$
GMZ084-121530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT MON MAR 12 2012

.TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

$$
GMZ086-121530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT MON MAR 12 2012

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.THU...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N NE 
TO E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

$$

EFFECTIVE APRIL 03 2012 AT 1800 UTC THE OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST 
ZONES CHANGE FOR THE CARIBBEAN AND SW N ATLANTIC AND THE GULF OF 
MEXICO. FOR DETAILS SEE WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/EXPERIMENTAL/OFFSHORES/

EFFECTIVE APRIL 03 2012 NEW RADIOFAX SCHEDULE FOR NEW ORLEANS 
CHARTS AND TEXT PRODUCTS. ON AIR SCHEDULE LISTING OF THE NEW 
SCHEDULE BEGINS ON OR ABOUT MAR 28 2012.

FORECAST COVERAGE FOR NEW ORLEANS...MIAMI AND SAN JUAN NAVTEX 
CHANGES APR 03 2012. FOR DETAILS SEE NGA OR USCG NOTICES TO 
MARINERS OR WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MARINE

FORECASTER WALLY BARNES