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FZNT24 KNHC 171520
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST THU FEB 17 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. 

GMZ089-172130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
930 AM CST THU FEB 17 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE NORTHERN 
GULF COAST THROUGH MON.

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GMZ080-172130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST THU FEB 17 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 28N 
W OF 95W SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. VISIBILITIES BELOW
5 NM IN AREAS OF FOG W OF 95W LATE TONIGHT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
VISIBILITIES BELOW 5 NM IN AREAS OF FOG W OF 95W LATE FRI NIGHT.
.SUN...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. E OF 
95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-172130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W    
930 AM CST THU FEB 17 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 
FT.

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GMZ084-172130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST THU FEB 17 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT. VISIBILITIES BELOW 5 NM IN AREAS OF FOG LATE TONIGHT N 
OF 29N. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. VISIBILITIES BELOW 5 NM IN AREAS OF FOG N OF 29N.
.SUN AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-172130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST THU FEB 17 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
TONIGHT AND FRI NIGHT N OF 29N. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 
26N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N.
 
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FORECASTER MUNDELL/AGUIRRE