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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT MON MAR 26 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. 

GMZ089-270330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

.SYNOPSIS...EASTERLY WINDS WILL SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS THE GULF 
THROUGH TUE. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL DRIFT W ACROSS FLORIDA AND 
OVER THE EXTREME E GULF WED...WITH EAST WINDS INCREASING TUE 
NIGHT AND WED OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN WATERS. LIGHT TO 
MODERATE E TO SE WINDS WILL RESUME THU THROUGH SAT.

$$
GMZ080-270330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS 
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2012
 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

$$
GMZ082-270330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

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

$$
GMZ084-270330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 
10 TO 15 KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS.
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N SE 
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$
GMZ086-270330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 
TO 15 KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.THU...N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N THU NIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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