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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU MAR 22 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. 

GMZ089-221530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT THU MAR 22 2012

.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM MISSISSIPPI TO 20N95W WILL 
WEAKEN INTO A TROUGH TODAY THEN BECOME DIFFUSE TONIGHT. ATLC HIGH
PRES WILL EXTEND WESTWARD INTO THE GULF E OF 90W FRI THROUGH SAT.
A WEAK FRONT PUSHING S INTO NE GULF SUN WILL SPLIT THE ATLC HIGH 
PRES RIDGE ALONG 27N...THEN BECOME DIFFUSE MON.

$$
GMZ080-221530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS 
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT THU MAR 22 2012
 
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 93W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE 
TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT.
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$
GMZ082-221530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT THU MAR 22 2012

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E 10 
KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$
GMZ084-221530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT THU MAR 22 2012

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE 
TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

$$
GMZ086-221530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT THU MAR 22 2012

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE 
TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
27N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 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. ISSUANCE TIME FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO OFFSHORE WATERS 
FORECASTS WILL BE REFERENCED TO THE EASTERN TIME ZONE. 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. ISSUANCE TIME FOR ALL THREE NAVTEX PRODUCTS 
WILL BE REFERENCED TO THE EASTERN TIME ZONE. FOR DETAILS SEE NGA 
OR USCG NOTICES TO MARINERS OR WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MARINE

FORECASTER MUNDELL