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FZNT24 KNHC 140321
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST WED FEB 13 2008

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-140930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 PM CST WED FEB 13 2008

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NAPLES FLORIDA TO THE NW
YUCATAN PENINSULA...WILL QUICKLY MOVE E OF THE GULF BY LATE 
TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND BECOME EASTERLY OVERNIGHT INTO
THU AFTERNOON OVER MUCH OF THE GULF AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE 
SE STATES. SE RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE THU THROUGH SAT IN THE 
WRN GULF AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS 
COAST SAT NIGHT. STRONG NW WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT AS
IT REACHES FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO ERN BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN
AFTERNOON...AND INTO THE FAR SE WATERS ON MON.

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GMZ080-140930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 PM CST WED FEB 13 2008

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT
5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL OVER THE SE PART.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR THE COAST.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW AND INCREASING TO
20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT ENTIRE
AREA. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.MON...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT NW 
PART.

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GMZ082-140930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST WED FEB 13 2008

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT SHIFTING TO NW AND INCREASING TO
25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. E 
OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ084-140930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 PM CST WED FEB 13 2008

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 
27N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW AND INCREASING TO
20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING 
TO 8 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG
FRONT.
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT THROUGHOUT.

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GMZ086-140930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
930 PM CST WED FEB 13 2008

.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE
AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL LATE. SE OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT...DIMINISHING TO 1 TO 2 FT FRI NIGHT AND SAT.
.SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SHIFTING TO W AND INCREASING 
TO 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO
9 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.MON...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.

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FORECASTER MUNDELL/AGUIRRE