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FZNT24 KNHC 121532
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST THU FEB 12 2009

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.

GMZ089-122130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST THU FEB 12 2009

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM N FL TO 28N86W THEN 
STATIONARY TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE BECOME DIFFUSE TONIGHT AS NEW 
COLD FRONT APPROACHES TEXAS COAST.  NEW FRONT MOVE OFF TEXAS 
COAST SAT AND EXTEND FROM FL PANHANDLE TO SE TEXAS COAST LATE 
SAT.  FRONT BECOMES STATIONARY ALONG 27N SUN...AND DRIFT S TO  
ALONG 26N MON INCREASING NE TO E WINDS N OF FRONT AS STRONG HIGH 
PRES SURGES S INTO GULF.

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GMZ080-122130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST THU FEB 12 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS W PART.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 KT BECOME NE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N LATE. 
SEAS 3 FT...BUILD TO 6 FT LATE.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

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GMZ082-122130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST THU FEB 12 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... 
DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT...SUBSIDE TO 4 FT LATE.  N OF 
23N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. E OF FRONT 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASE TO 20 
KT FRI NIGHT.  SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

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GMZ084-122130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W                               
930 AM CST THU FEB 12 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
S OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFT S FRI. SEAS 3 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS N PART.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFT NW N 
OF FRONT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. 
.SUN...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASE TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. 
.MON...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 26N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

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GMZ086-122130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
930 AM CST THU FEB 12 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT....N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT.  SEAS 
2 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFT S LATE. SEAS 3 
FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFT SW N OF 29N LATE. SEAS 2 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASE TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS BUILD TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 
2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. 
.MON...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 26N NE TO 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES