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FZNT24 KNHC 140838
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST THU FEB 14 2008

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-141530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST THU FEB 14 2008

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES IS BUILDING BEHIND A COLD FRONT EXTENDING 
FROM SOUTH FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN. GENERALLY LIGHT TO MODERATE 
FLOW PERSISTS TODAY OVER MOST OF THE GULF...WITH THE EXCEPTION 
OF THE TEXAS COAST WHERE FRESH SE RETURN IS SETTING UP. WINDS 
OVER THE WRN GULF CONTINUE TO INCREASE TO NEAR GALE BY 
SAT...AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT DUE OFF THE TEXAS COAST SAT 
NIGHT. STRONG SLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE FRONT IN THE N 
CENTRAL GULF BY MIDDAY SUN...ALONG WITH STRONG NLY FLOW BEHIND 
THE FRONT ALONG THE MEXICAN COAST. FRESH NLY WINDS SWEEP THE 
GULF BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH MON.

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GMZ080-141530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST THU FEB 14 2008

.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR THE COAST BY 
LATE FRI.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NW 15 
TO 20 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TO 
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT.
.SUN...NW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 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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GMZ082-141530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST THU FEB 14 2008

.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 
8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...W OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 
15 TO 20 KT LATE. 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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GMZ084-141530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 AM CST THU FEB 14 2008

.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT N OF 27N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 
TO 6 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N SLY WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. 
ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND 
FRONT LATE. 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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GMZ086-141530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
330 AM CST THU FEB 14 2008

.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT...DIMINISHING TO 1 TO 2 FT FRI NIGHT AND SAT.
.SAT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
25N E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW BEHIND 
THE FRONT N OF 25N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 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 CHRISTENSEN