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FZNT24 KNHC 160851
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST WED FEB 16 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. 

GMZ089-161530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
330 AM CST WED FEB 16 2011

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE GULF WATERS THROUGH THE 
FORECAST PERIOD. EXPECT FRESH SLY RETURN FLOW OVER THE WESTERN 
PORTION.

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GMZ080-161530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST WED FEB 16 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-161530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W    
330 AM CST WED FEB 16 2011

.TODAY THROUGH FRI...N OF 23N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 
NE WINDS TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-161530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST WED FEB 16 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 10 
KT LATE FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...N OF 26N WINDS NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. 
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-161530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST WED FEB 16 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT ACROSS THE 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT ACROSS THE STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT 
ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA IN THE EVENING. SEAS  1 TO 3 FT N 
OF 26N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N.
 
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FORECASTER GR