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FZNT24 KNHC 291711 RRA
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT THU MAR 29 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. 

GMZ089-292130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT THU MAR 29 2012

.SYNOPSIS...ATLC RIDGE ALONG 27N WILL EXTEND INTO THE EASTERN 
GULF THROUGH FRI. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN 
WATERS SUN IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW GULF LATE 
MON.

$$
GMZ080-292130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS 
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT THU MAR 29 2012
 
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT.
.SUN AND MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT 
BEHIND FRONT LATE MON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED
TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. 

$$
GMZ082-292130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT THU MAR 29 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND 
FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. 

$$
GMZ084-292130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT THU MAR 29 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NW WATERS LATE. 

$$
GMZ086-292130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT THU MAR 29 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 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