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FZNT24 KNHC 150912
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST MON FEB 15 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.

GMZ089-151530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 AM CST MON FEB 15 2010

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS GULF TODAY WITH GALE 
FORCE WINDS AND SEAS TO 13 FT BEHIND IT.  FRONT EXITS GULF 
THROUGH YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE TONIGHT.  HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS 
GULF TUE THROUGH FRI.

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GMZ080-151530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST MON FEB 15 2010

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT N OF 28N LATE. 
SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDE TO 7 FT 
S OF 28N AND TO 5 FT N OF 28N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. W OF 94W E TO SE 
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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GMZ082-151530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST MON FEB 15 2010

...GALE WARNING W OF 94W...

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT BECOME N 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT W OF 94W.
SEAS TO 13 FT W OF 94W AND 10 FT E OF 94W. 
.TONIGHT...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 12 FT. E OF 94W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT 
N OF 23N LATE. SEAS 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...S OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 
22N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDE TO 4 
FT N OF 22N LATE. 
.WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

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GMZ084-151530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST MON FEB 15 2010

.TODAY...N OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S OF FRONT 
N OF 23N SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 23N SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 
4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 20 LATE. SEAS 9 
FT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT LATE N OF 25N. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE ...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT N OF 27N AND TO 10 
FT IN NW SWELL S OF 27N...HIGHEST SEAS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT N OF 26N AND 8 FT IN 
NW SWELL S OF 26N...HIGHEST SEAS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT S OF 27N AND 2 N OF 
27N. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT SE LATE. SEAS 3 FT.

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GMZ086-151530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W    
330 AM CST MON FEB 15 2010

.TODAY...S OF 27N S WINDS 5 TO 10 FT. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 27N SW 
WINDS 15 KT BECOME NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 FT BUILD 
TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. NW OF FRONT NW 
TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT 
TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES