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FZNT24 KNHC 192058
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2008

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-200330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2008

.SYNOPSIS...DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM FROM STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL BECOME DIFFUSE LATER TONIGHT.
NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE FRI AND EXTEND 
FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT AND FROM FLORIDA 
BIG BEND TO S TEXAS SUN.

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GMZ080-200330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2008

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING N BEHIND THE 
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-200330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S 
OF 22N 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E 
OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-200330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 
23N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 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 THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-200330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
330 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2008

.TONIGHT...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 THROUGH 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 BECOMING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS