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FZNT24 KNHC 130903
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SUN FEB 13 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. 

GMZ089-131530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
330 AM CST SUN FEB 13 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A HIGH CENTER OF 1032 MB NEAR 28N93W WILL SLIDE E TO 
N CENTRAL GULF TODAY INTO MON. THE HIGH WILL THEN SHIFT NE OF 
THE AREA WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING FROM NW FLORIDA TO NE MEXICO WED 
AND THU.

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GMZ080-131530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST SUN FEB 13 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 
TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL SE PART. 
.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 VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT NE PART. SEAS 1 TO 2 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 7 FT. E OF 
94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-131530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W    
330 AM CST SUN FEB 13 2011

.TODAY...N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN 
NE SWELL. S OF 23N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN 
NE SWELL.
.TONIGHT...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...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT 
NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-131530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST SUN FEB 13 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 
20 KT SE PART INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT 
EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT S OF 24N...HIGHEST IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT. S OF 26N 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 N OF 26N AND 3 
TO 5 FT S OF 26N. 
.WED AND THU...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S 
OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-131530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST SUN FEB 13 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 
25N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT S OF 25N.
.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 TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N AND 3 
TO 5 FT S OF 26N. 
.WED AND THU...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER GR