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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST TUE FEB 22 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. 

GMZ089-230330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
330 PM CST TUE FEB 22 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT OVER THE FAR NW GULF WILL STALL 
AND DRIFT INLAND BY LATE TONIGHT. OTHERWISE...HIGH PRESSURE 
RIDGE WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THU NIGHT. THE RIDGE WILL THEN SHIFT 
E FRI AS ANOTHER WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE NORTHERN GULF. 
THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF ON 
FRI...THEN DISSIPATE BY SAT AFTERNOON WITH HIGH PRESSURE 
PREVAILING THROUGH SUN.

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GMZ080-230330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST TUE FEB 22 2011

.TONIGHT AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT....SHIFTING SE TO 
S WED. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 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. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT 
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ082-230330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W    
330 PM CST TUE FEB 22 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 AND THU NIGHT...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...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 20N 
SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...N OF 20N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 
20N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ084-230330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST TUE FEB 22 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 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 THROUGH THU NIGHT...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...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W 
OF 87W SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...INCREASING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF 
87W SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...W OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E 
OF 87W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N E OF 87W SE TO S 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ086-230330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST TUE FEB 22 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
ISOLATED 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.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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FORECASTER AL