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FZNT24 KNHC 131440
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST WED FEB 13 2008

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-132130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST WED FEB 13 2008

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG NW WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE 
FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE MEXICAN COAST NEAR 20N96W. THE FRONT WILL 
EXTEND FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO NEAR VERACRUZ MEXICO TONIGHT. 
WINDS DIMINISH AND SHIFT E TO SE AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE DEEP 
SOUTH. RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE THU AND FRI AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD 
FRONT THAT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE FRI. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE 
EXPECTED BEHIND FRONT FRI NIGHT AND SAT.

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GMZ080-132130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST WED FEB 13 2008

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI NIGHT...

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE TO E 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 
TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND 
FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT BEHIND FRONT. NUMEROUS 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 
FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS.
.SUN...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.

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GMZ082-132130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST WED FEB 13 2008

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT...

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT 
BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 
15 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. E OF FRONT S 
TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ084-132130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 AM CST WED FEB 13 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT... 
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT WED NIGHT. S OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF 
FRONT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 15 
KT FRI. N OF 27N SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 
4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT BEHIND FRONT. 


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GMZ086-132130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
930 AM CST WED FEB 13 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING NW 
BEHIND FRONT...THEN BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 
FT.  SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT BEHIND FRONT.

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FORECASTER MUNDELL