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FZNT24 KNHC 120915
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST FRI FEB 12 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.

GMZ089-121530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 AM CST FRI FEB 12 2010

.SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES AT 27N92W 1002 MB WITH TRAILING COLD FRONT 
SW TO 2N9W.  LOW PRES MOVE TO NEAR 28N86W 1004 MB LATER TODAY 
WITH COLD FRONT TO 19N91W...THEN QUICKLY TURN ENE ACROSS N 
FLORIDA AND INTO SW N ATLC WATERS WITH COLD FRONT SW NE YUCATAN 
PENINSULA.  COLD FRONT MOVES E OF GULF TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES 
BUILDS OVER NORTHERN GULF AND RIDGE BUILD E ACROSS CENTRAL 
FLORIDA SUN AS SECOND COLD FRONT ENTERS NW GULF WATERS.  SECOND 
COLD FRONT REACH FROM N FLORIDA TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY 
MON MORNING AND E OF GULF TUE.

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GMZ080-121530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST FRI FEB 12 2010

...GALE WARNING S OF 28N...

.TODAY...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT TO 35 KT
S OF 28N DIMINISH TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS TO 10 FT. E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 
FRONT. AREAS OF RAIN W OF FRONT.
.TONIGHT...W OF 95W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 5 FT.  
E OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT BECOME SE 10 TO 15 KT 
SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOME NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT 
BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE 
SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISH TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ082-121530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST FRI FEB 12 2010

...GALE WARNING W OF 92W...

.TODAY...W OF FRONT W OF 92W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISH 
TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILD TO 14 FT. E OF FRONT SW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SE SAT 
NIGHT. SEAS 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDE TO 4 FT LATE SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 4 FT.
.MON...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. E OF FRONT 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 14 
FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 8 
FT IN N SWELL.

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GMZ084-121530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST FRI FEB 12 2010

...GALE WARNING N OF 25N...

.TODAY...N OF 25N SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT SHIFT N BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 8 FT E OF FRONT BUILD TO 11 FT W OF FRONT. S OF 25N S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFT NW W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 9 
FT W OF FRONT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. AREAS OF RAIN W 
OF FRONT.
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT LATE. 
SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT 
SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT TO 11 FT IN N SWELL S OF 27N.
.SUN...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN SUBSIDING N SWELL.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. 
SEAS 8 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N OF 28N NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 28N N WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

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GMZ086-121530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W    
330 AM CST FRI FEB 12 2010

...GALE WARNING N OF 25N...

.TODAY...N OF 25N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASE TO 35 KT LATE 
THEN SHIFT N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 9 FT LATE. S OF 
25N SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFT N BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 6 FT 
BUILD TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 
AREAS OF RAIN N OF 27N.
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT LATE. 
SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT 
SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 FT N OF 27N AND 10 FT IN SUBSIDING N SWELL S 
OF 27N. 
.SUN...N OF 28N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 28N NE 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN N SWELL.
.MON...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME NW 20 KT BEHIND 
FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILD TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 26N SE 
WIND 15 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES