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FZNT24 KNHC 240251
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT FRI MAR 23 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. 

GMZ089-240930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT FRI MAR 23 2012

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO S 
TEXAS WILL SWEEP EAST ACROSS THE N CENTRAL GULF THROUGH 
SAT...THEN SE THROUGH THE EASTERN GULF AND FLORIDA ON SUN. THE 
FRONT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE FROM S FLORIDA TO THE S CENTRAL 
GULF BY EARLY MON. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BEHIND THE FRONT OVER 
THE WESTERN ATLC AND INTO THE NE GULF MON THROUGH WED.

$$
GMZ080-240930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS 
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT FRI MAR 23 2012
 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

$$
GMZ082-240930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT FRI MAR 23 2012

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$
GMZ084-240930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT FRI MAR 23 2012

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S 
OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS 
N OF 27N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

$$
GMZ086-240930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT FRI MAR 23 2012

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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 CHRISTENSEN