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FZNT24 KNHC 230155
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST MON FEB 22 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.

GMZ089-230930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 PM CST MON FEB 22 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 21N92W 
WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA TUE. A SECOND STRONG COLD FRONT WILL 
MOVE INTO THE NW GULF TUE EVENING AND RACE SE OF AREA LATE THU. 
HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE W GULF THU AND MOVE E FRI. A 
THIRD COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY FRI AND MOVES 
SE OF AREA LATE SAT.

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GMZ080-230930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 PM CST MON FEB 22 2010

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 27N TUE NIGHT INTO WED...

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT TUE SHIFTING TO NW TO N 
20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT TUE INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT S OF 27N 
TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 8 TO 14 FT W OF FRONT LATE 
TUE NIGHT AND WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 7 FT LATE WED 
NIGHT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU 
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 30 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO NE TO E 15 TO 20 
KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.

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GMZ082-230930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST MON FEB 22 2010

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF FRONT TUE NIGHT AND WED...

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 30 KT 
BEHIND FRONT FAR NW WATERS LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 
FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 
12 TO 18 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT OVER SE 
WATERS LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING 7 
TO 12 FT LATE WED NIGHT. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.FRI...S WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT LATE.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT.

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GMZ084-230930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 PM CST MON FEB 22 2010

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 25N WED AFTERNOON AND  
EVENING... 
 
.TONIGHT...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 87W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT 
INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT S OF 25N LATE WED DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 
30 KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT S OF 26N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 
26N.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 
KT BEHIND FRONT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT.

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GMZ086-230930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W    
930 PM CST MON FEB 22 2010

.TONIGHT...S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW TO N 15 KT W OF 
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 
30 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT WED NIGHT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT 
N OF 25N LATE.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT FRI 
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

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FORECASTER NELSON