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FZNT24 KNHC 150934 CCA
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CORRECTED
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST FRI FEB 15 2008

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-151530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST FRI FEB 15 2008

.SYNOPSIS...SE FLOW PERSISTS THROUGH SAT ON PERIPHERY OF HIGH 
PRES CENTERED OVER THE CAROLINAS...AS LOW PRES MOVES INTO NE 
MEXICO TONIGHT. THIS RESULTS IN INCREASING SLY WINDS OVER THE 
WESTERN GULF LATE TONIGHT AND SAT BETWEEN THE LOW AND HIGH PRES. 
A TRAILING COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST BY LATE 
SAT...ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG TSTMS...AS THE LOW LIFTS NE TO THE 
MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. THE FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE FL PANHANDLE 
TO NEAR TUXPAN MEXICO BY LATE SUN. FRESH TO STRONG NLY WINDS 
BEHIND THE FRONT SWEEP ACROSS GULF WATERS SUN THROUGH MON.

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GMZ080-151530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W...CORRECTED 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST FRI FEB 15 2008

CORRECTED WIND SPEED AND SEA HEIGHTS FOR SUNDAY

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...S TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 
7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND 
THE FRONT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR 
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SUN...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N AND 6 TO 8 
FT IN NE SWELL S OF 28N.

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GMZ082-151530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST FRI FEB 15 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...N OF 21N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 
KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS LATE.
.SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 
KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 21N W OF 93W...AND 5 TO 7 FT 
ELSEWHERE.
.SUN...W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT LATE. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
ENTIRE AREA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ENDING EARLY. 
.MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 20N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 
20N.

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GMZ084-151530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 AM CST FRI FEB 15 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 T0 7 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SUN...N OF 26N SLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT BEHIND THE FRONT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT ENTIRE AREA. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SE 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N 6 TO 8 FT S 
OF 26N.

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GMZ086-151530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
330 AM CST FRI FEB 15 2008

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS...MAINLY N OF 26N.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT 
BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN