Gulf of Mexico Offshore Waters Forecast

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FZNT24 KNHC 100306
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST TUE FEB 09 2010

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.

GMZ089-100930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 PM CST TUE FEB 09 2010

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM FORT MYERS FLORIDA SW TO NORTHERN
YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL MOVE E OF AREA WITHIN THE NEXT THREE
HOURS. A TROUGH IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER THE SW GULF WED 
NIGHT WITH LOW PRES EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH NEAR 
SOUTHERN TEXAS THU AND THU NIGHT. THE LOW WILL THEN STRAIGHTEN 
WHILE TRACKING ENE DRAGGING A COLD FRONT ACROSS MAINLY ACROSS 
THE SOUTHERN GULF...EXITING THE AREA EARLY SAT AS WEAK HIGH PRES 
BUILDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF PORTION INTO SUN.

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GMZ080-100930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 PM CST TUE FEB 09 2010

.TONIGHT...E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
S OF 28N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 28N. AREAS OF RAIN W OF 93W.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 
KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT SHIFTING TO W TO NW. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. WIDESPREAD AREAS OF 
RAIN W OF FRONT.
.FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-100930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST TUE FEB 09 2010

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.  
.WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-100930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 PM CST TUE FEB 09 2010

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 
25N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N...AND 
7 TO 9 FT S OF 26N IN N SWELL.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS W PART LATE.
.FRI...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT 
BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT BUILDING TO
8 TO 11 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF 
FRONT BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT 
LATE.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL S OF 
26N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N.

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GMZ086-100930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W    
930 PM CST TUE FEB 09 2010

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS FAR SE PORTION NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING 10 
TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING 3 TO 4 FT THU 
NIGHT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE.
.SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT IN N SWELL S OF 26N...AND SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 
26N.
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N 
OF 26N.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE