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FZNT24 KNHC 210239
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT TUE MAR 20 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. 

GMZ089-210930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 30N94W TO 22N98W WILL 
SHIFT E AND STALL FROM 29N90W TO 18N94W BY LATE WED...THEN  
BECOME DIFFUSE FROM BY LATE THU. LIGHT WINDS PREVAIL FRI AND SAT 
AS A RIDGE BUILDS ALONG 26N. ANOTHER WEAK FRONT WILL PUSH INTO 
THE EASTERN GULF ON SUN...AND REACH FROM 27N82W TO 26N86W BY 
LATE SUN.

$$
GMZ080-210930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS 
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012
 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS STRONG TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT 
BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT BY WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING 
TO 6 FT WED NIGHT. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT WED 
NIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 26N E OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N 
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

$$
GMZ082-210930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012

.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT N OF 21N 
AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 21N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 21N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 21N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 21N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$
GMZ084-210930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
N OF 25N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 
KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE WED 
NIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN....SUN...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

$$
GMZ086-210930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

$$

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