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

GMZ089-220330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 PM CST TUE FEB 21 2012

.SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY RETURN OVER THE NW GULF WATERS WILL SPREAD 
E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF LATER TONIGHT AND WED...THEN INCREASE 
THU IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE NW GULF 
THU NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 
THE BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE FRI AND MOVE SE OF AREA SAT.

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GMZ080-220330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS 
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST TUE FEB 21 2012
 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 
TO 25 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT AND BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT THU NIGHT.
.FRI...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.

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GMZ082-220330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST TUE FEB 21 2012
 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.
.FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E 
OF FRONT S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ084-220330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST TUE FEB 21 2012

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SHIFTING 
NW TO N BEHIND FRONT FRI. SEAS   2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 
FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND 
FRONT LATE FRI. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE SAT NIGHT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 27N SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ086-220330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST TUE FEB 21 2012
 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 
BEHIND FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT LATE. 
S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SW TO W LATE. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS