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FZNT24 KNHC 180328
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2008

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-180930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 30N90W TO 22N98W WILL EXTEND FROM 
29N83W TO 19N96W MON...AND FROM W CUBA TO ACROSS THE YUCATAN 
PENINSULA AND REACHING TO THE E BAY OF CAMPECHE BY TUE AFTERNOON. 
THE FRONT WILL BE PRECEDED BY STRONG SLY WINDS FOLLOWED BY MODERATE 
NLY WINDS. WINDS THEN VEER E TUE AS HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA SHIFTS 
E. FRESH SE RETURN FLOW BECOMES ESTABLISHED OVER THE WRN GULF WED 
THROUGH FRI AS A TROUGH SETS UP JUST INLAND THE TEXAS AND LOUISIANA 
COAST.

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GMZ080-180930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ALONG FRONT MOVING E OF AREA OVERNIGHT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT S OF 28N.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF
28N...AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 28N.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR THE COAST THU AND FRI.

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GMZ082-180930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2008

.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ENTIRE AREA. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG 
FRONT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 
6 TO 8 FT. S OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S 
OF 21N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-180930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2008

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 
20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N E OF FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 
7 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-180930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
930 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT SHIFTING TO
NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART
LATE.
.MON...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG 
FRONT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF
25N FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N.

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FORECASTER MUNDELL/AGUIRRE