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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SAT MAR 24 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. 

GMZ089-241530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT SAT MAR 24 2012

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM ALABAMA TO NE MEXICO
WILL MOVE SE OF AREA LATE SUN. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL 
DEVELOP OVER THE NW WATERS SUN NIGHT AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE 
ENTIRE GULF BY EARLY TUE...THEN STRENGTHEN FROM THE E ON WED.

$$
GMZ080-241530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS 
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SAT MAR 24 2012
 
.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$
GMZ082-241530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SAT MAR 24 2012

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON AND TUE...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$
GMZ084-241530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT SAT MAR 24 2012

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF 25N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N THIS MORNING. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 24N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 24N 
SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N ON SUN NIGHT. 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$
GMZ086-241530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT SAT MAR 24 2012

.TODAY...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S 
OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N.
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S 
OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 NELSON