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FZNT24 KNHC 190237
OFFNT4

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

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-190930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 PM CST MON FEB 18 2008

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 28N82W TO 23N90W TO 20N97W WILL 
EXTEND FROM 25N81W TO 20N97W TUE...BECOME STATIONARY FROM 23N81W 
TO 23N94W TUE NIGHT...THEN LIFT N FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO 
TEXAS WED. 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 
TO S RETURN FLOW IS ESTABLISHED W OF 90W WED THROUGH FRI AS 
TROUGH DEVELOPS INLAND TEXAS. COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS NW HALF OF 
THE GULF FRI AND SAT.

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GMZ080-190930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 PM CST MON FEB 18 2008

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 27N AND 4 TO 5 FT 
N OF 27N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E TO SE 
TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU AND FRI...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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 
8 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ082-190930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST MON FEB 18 2008

.TONIGHT AND TUE...N OF 21N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 
21N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
S OF 21N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL N 
OF 21N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E 
OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ084-190930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 PM CST MON FEB 18 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
S OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 
TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 
6 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ086-190930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
930 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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S 
OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED AND 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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.SAT...S TO SW 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/BERG