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FZNT24 KNHC 182033
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST MON FEB 18 2008

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-190330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST MON FEB 18 2008

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 28N83W TO 23N92W TO 18N95W WILL EXTEND 
FROM 25N81W TO 19N96W TUE...THEN MOVE S OF AREA TUE NIGHT. NE WINDS 
WILL REACH 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT TUE. WINDS VEER E TUE NIGHT AS 
HIGH PRES N OF AREA SHIFTS E. FRESH SE-S RETURN FLOW IS ESTABLISHED 
W OF 90W WED THROUGH FRI AS TROUGH DEVELOPS INLAND TEXAS. COLD FRONT 
MOVES ACROSS NORTHWESTERN HALF OF THE GULF FRI AND SAT.

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GMZ080-190330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST MON FEB 18 2008

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT N OF 28N...AND 6 TO 8 FT S 
OF 28N.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N...AND 6 TO 
8 FT S OF 28N.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR THE COAST. WINDS SHIFTING N BEHIND 
FRONT FRI NIGHT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT.
E OF FRONT S TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ082-190330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST MON FEB 18 2008

.TONIGHT AND TUE...N OF 21N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S 
OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...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 NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. E 
OF FRONT S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ084-190330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 PM CST MON FEB 18 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S 
OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
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 THROUGH WED NIGHT...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.
.SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 
FRONT S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ086-190330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
330 PM CST MON FEB 18 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE 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.
.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT.

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FORECASTER MUNDELL