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FZNT24 KNHC 300904
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI MAR 30 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. 

GMZ089-301530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT FRI MAR 30 2012

.SYNOPSIS...ATLC RIDGE ALONG 27N WILL EXTEND INTO THE EASTERN 
GULF THROUGH SAT. WEAK HIGH PRES CELL WILL DEVELOP BY SUN. 
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN GULF LATE 
SUN INTO MON AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT FORECAST TO ENTER THE NW 
PORTION OF THE GULF EARLY TUE MORNING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 
SE LOUISIANA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE NIGHT.

$$
GMZ080-301530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS 
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT FRI MAR 30 2012
 
.TODAY THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART TODAY.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SW JUST AHEAD OF FRONT 
THEN BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. 

$$
GMZ082-301530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT FRI MAR 30 2012

.TODAY THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS
15 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

$$
GMZ084-301530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT FRI MAR 30 2012

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S TO SW N OF 27N LATE. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.     

$$
GMZ086-301530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT FRI MAR 30 2012

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 
KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT LATE.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N 
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S TO SW N OF 27N LATE. 
SEAS 1 TO 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 GR