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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SUN FEB 10 2008

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-101530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST SUN FEB 10 2008

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 29N83W TO 28N86W WILL BECOME 
STATIONARY ACROSS THE EXTREME SRN GULF THIS AFTERNOON AS HIGH 
PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA AND MOVES E EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE 
NEXT COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE NW GULF TUE EVENING AND SWEEP 
ACROSS THE GULF WED FOLLOWED BY WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDING ACROSS 
THE ENTIRE AREA.

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GMZ080-101530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST SUN FEB 10 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT  
BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT SUN NIGHT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF 
FRONT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND 
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT LATE TUE.
.WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN 
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT LATE.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT S OF 27N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. 

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GMZ082-101530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST SUN FEB 10 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 
20 KT N OF 22N TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 22N E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT N WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR 
AND ALONG FRONT.
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ084-101530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 AM CST SUN FEB 10 2008

.TODAY...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S 
OF 25N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.WED...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF 
FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-101530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
330 AM CST SUN FEB 10 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING  5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 27N WINDS NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.WED...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SW 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS