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FZNT24 KNHC 262022
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST SAT FEB 26 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. 

GMZ089-270330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
330 PM CST SAT FEB 26 2011

.SYNOPSIS... TROUGH FROM TAMPA BAY TO 27N87W WILL DISSIPATE 
TONIGHT. ANOTHER STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF 
SUN NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE WESTERN BAY OF 
CAMPECHE MON AND FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE S CENTRAL BAY OF 
CAMPECHE TUE THEN DISSIPATE WED.

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GMZ080-270330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST SAT FEB 26 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 
TO 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 20 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-270330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W    
330 PM CST SAT FEB 26 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 
FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 
94W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-270330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST SAT FEB 26 2011

.TONIGHT...S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N 
OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND 
FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
4 FT. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...N OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N NE 
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-270330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST SAT FEB 26 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N OF 27N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS