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FZNT24 KNHC 260844
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SUN FEB 26 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. 

GMZ089-261530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 AM CST SUN FEB 26 2012

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO 
23N93W TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL BECOME DIFFUSE AND 
DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE AS ATLC HIGH PRES BUILDS WESTWARD ACROSS 
THE GULF. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE FROM NE TEXAS TO EASTERN 
LOUISIANA LATE ON WED AND SHIFT NE OF THE AREA THU.

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GMZ080-261530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS 
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST SUN FEB 26 2012
 
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 93W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 IN E 
SWELL. E OF 93W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
IN E SWELL.
.TUE THROUGH THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-261530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST SUN FEB 26 2012

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 
FT IN N SWELL. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN 
NE SWELL. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-261530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST SUN FEB 26 2012

.TODAY...N OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N 
E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF RAIN N OF 25N.
.TONIGHT..E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF 
RAIN N OF 25N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. FEW 
AREAS OF RAIN N OF 26N.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING SW N OF 28N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-261530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST SUN FEB 26 2012
 
.TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 KT MON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT MON 
NIGHT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 
4 FT MON. AREAS OF RAIN N OF 27N.
.TUE...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E 
TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
S OF 25N E TO SE  WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER AL