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FZNT24 KNHC 122042
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST SAT FEB 12 2011

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. 

GMZ089-130330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
330 PM CST SAT FEB 12 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE OVER NE TEXAS WILL SHIFT SE TO THE
N CENTRAL PORTION SUN THROUGH MON. THE HIGH WILL THEN SHIFT NE
OF THE GULF WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING FROM NW FLORIDA TO NE MEXICO 
WED AND TUE.

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GMZ080-130330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST SAT FEB 12 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 27N
E OF 94W 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING
TO SW SUN NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NE PART BECOMING 
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 
94W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 
94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 
94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-130330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W    
330 PM CST SAT FEB 12 2011

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE 
SWELL. 
.SUN...N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE 
SWELL. S OF 23N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.SUN NIGHT...N OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
S OF 23N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. S OF 23N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-130330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST SAT FEB 12 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S 
OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1  
TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT OVER SE PART 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 25N 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST
IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT S OF 
25N 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND THU...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-130330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST SAT FEB 12 2011

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT N 
OF 27N 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 25N 6 TO 8 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR SE PORTION 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND THU...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON