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FZNT24 KNHC 141504
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST THU FEB 14 2008

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-142130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST THU FEB 14 2008

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS THE AREA  WILL MOVE SAT AS 
NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST. WINDS OVER THE WRN 
GULF INCREASE TO NEAR GALE BY SAT AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT.
THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST TO 
TAMPICO MEXICO SUN AND FROM TAMPA BAY TO YUCATAN PENINSULA
MON.

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GMZ080-142130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST THU FEB 14 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND 
THE FRONT. SEAS BUILDING 7 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 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ082-142130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST THU FEB 14 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 
KT LATE. SEAS 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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GMZ084-142130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 AM CST THU FEB 14 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N SLY WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT BECOMING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT W FRONT LATE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

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GMZ086-142130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
930 AM CST THU FEB 14 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 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 7 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 DGS