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FZNT24 KNHC 181433
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST SAT FEB 18 2012

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. 

GMZ089-182130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 AM CST SAT FEB 18 2012

.SYNOPSIS...A WARM FRONT ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST SHORELINE 
WILL LIFT INLAND THIS AFTERNOON AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER 
SOUTHERN TEXAS. THE LOW WILL RACE NE TO S LOUISIANA TONIGHT 
WHILE DRAGGING A STRONG COLD FRONT OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS 
EVENING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI 
RIVER TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT THEN FROM SW 
FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN NIGHT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW 
WILL SET UP OVER THE NW WATERS SUN NIGHT SPREADING TO ACROSS THE 
ENTIRE GULF BY EARLY TUE. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE 
NW WATERS WED NIGHT.

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GMZ080-182130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS 
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST SAT FEB 18 2012
 
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING
NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT 
BEHIND FRONT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 
TO 7 FT LATE.
.SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 
TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ082-182130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST SAT FEB 18 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING
NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 
TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N 
SWELL.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-182130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST SAT FEB 18 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT 
BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT SUN...DIMINISHING TO 
20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND 
FRONT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR 
FRONT.

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GMZ086-182130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST SAT FEB 18 2012
 
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS N OF 27N. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 
20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT N OF 
26N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N LATE.

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY