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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST MON FEB 21 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. 

GMZ089-220930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
930 PM CST MON FEB 21 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL SHIFT E 
AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW AND N CENTRAL GULF EARLY 
TUE THEN DRIFT BACK INLAND AS A WARM FRONT WED. A RIDGE WILL 
ONCE AGAIN BUILD OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WED AND THU THEN MOVE SE 
AS ANOTHER WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF AND 
REACHES FROM SE LOUISIANA TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI...THEN
DISSIPATES SAT.

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GMZ080-220930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 PM CST MON FEB 21 2011

.TONIGHT..SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN
OVER WESTERN PORTION.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT....SHIFTING TO SE 
TO S WED. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN OVER WESTERN
PORTION.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...W OF FRONT WINDS N TO NE 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. E OF FRONT S TO SW 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS 
ALONG AND NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-220930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W    
930 PM CST MON FEB 21 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT N OF 21N AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 21N.
.THU...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...W OF 95W NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 21N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 
21N.
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-220930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 PM CST MON FEB 21 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
NE TO E TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 26N...AND 
2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 
26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-220930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 PM CST MON FEB 21 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S 
OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 FT. S OF 28N WINDS SHIFTING TO NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. S OF 26N 
E WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NORTHERN PORTION.
.SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N S 
TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS  

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE