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FZNT24 KNHC 250242
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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. 

GMZ089-250930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT SAT MAR 24 2012

.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE BIG BEND AREA 
OF FLORIDA TO 27N90W WILL START TO MOVE OVERNIGHT AND PUSH SE OF 
AREA BY LATE SUN. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NW 
WATERS SUN NIGHT AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF TUE THROUGH 
THU.

$$
GMZ080-250930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS 
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT SAT MAR 24 2012
 
.TONIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E 
OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING E TO 
SE WINDS SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

$$
GMZ082-250930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT SAT MAR 24 2012

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON THROUGH 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 AND THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$
GMZ084-250930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT SAT MAR 24 2012

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N 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 
TSTMS E OF FRONT N OF 26N. 
.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. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT E OF 88W.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$
GMZ086-250930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT SAT MAR 24 2012

.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 
N OF 24N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S 
OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE 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. 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