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FZNT24 KNHC 142041
OFFNT4

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

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-150330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST THU FEB 14 2008

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

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GMZ080-150330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST THU FEB 14 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-150330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST THU FEB 14 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 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 TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.


 

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GMZ084-150330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 PM CST THU FEB 14 2008

.TONIGHT 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 AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N SLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT BECOMING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT W FRONT LATE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ086-150330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
330 PM CST THU FEB 14 2008

.TONIGHT 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 AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE 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.
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS