FZNT24 KNHC 192027
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CDT FRI MAR 19 2010
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.
GMZ089-200330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 PM CDT FRI MAR 19 2010
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ACROSS THE NE GULF WATERS WILL MOVE E OF
THE AREA SAT WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF
SPREADING E ACROSS THE AREA SAT IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT
MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST SAT AFTERNOON FOLLOWED BY STRONG TO
GALE FORCE WINDS. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE
YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE SAT AND SE OF AREA SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL SHIFT E ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS MON AND TUE WITH RETURN
FLOW INCREASING AGAIN IN THE W GULF TUE AND WED.
$$
GMZ080-200330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CDT FRI MAR 19 2010
...GALE WARNING LATE SAT...
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT NIGHT AND SUN...
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING 5 TO
8 FT LATE.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW
AHEAD OF FRONT THEN SHIFTING TO NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT WITH HIGHER
GUSTS BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 8 TO 13 FT BEHIND
FRONT SAT NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY DIMINISHING
TO 20 TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON AND 20 TO 25 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO
14 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT SUN NIGHT.
.MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT MON
NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 95W THEN SUBSIDING
TO 4 TO 6 FT E OF 95W AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 95W MON NIGHT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT.
$$
GMZ082-200330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CDT FRI MAR 19 2010
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT NIGHT AND SUN...
.TONIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW
WINDS 10 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT THEN SHIFTING TO N 25 TO 35 KT
BEHIND FRONT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT
BEHIND FRONT LATE SAT NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT
DIMINISHING 20 TO 30 KT LATE AND 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8
TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT E OF 96W AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF 96W
LATE SUN NIGHT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 95W THEN
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT E OF 95W AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 95W MON NIGHT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT.
$$
GMZ084-200330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 PM CDT FRI MAR 19 2010
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E TO
SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS
10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER
IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
EXCEPT TO 25 KT N OF 25N EARLY SUN. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF FRONT W
TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 11
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON
NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT MON
NIGHT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7
FT YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
$$
GMZ086-200330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
330 PM CDT FRI MAR 19 2010
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NE TO E LATE S OF 28N
AND BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS N OF 28N TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING W TO NW
15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT SUN EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO
5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
NEAR FRONT.
.MON...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8
FT MON NIGHT. S OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT.
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
$$
FORECASTER COBB
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