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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST THU FEB 21 2008

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-212130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST THU FEB 21 2008

.SYNOPSIS...WARM FRONT FROM SW FLORIDA TO SW LOUISIANA WILL MOVE
N OF THE AREA. NEXT COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF 
FRI MORNING. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 
BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT AND WEAKEN OVER THE ERN GULF SAT NIGHT AND 
SUN. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND ALONG 25N E OF 91W SUN THEN MOVE N AS 
A WARM FRONT LATE SUN AND MON.

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GMZ080-212130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST THU FEB 21 2008

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 
TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 
10 TO 15 KT SAT MORNING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BECOMING TO 4 TO 5 FT FAR W PART. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

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GMZ082-212130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST THU FEB 21 2008

.TODAY THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 
10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 23N AND 1 
TO 2 FT S OF 23N.

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GMZ084-212130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 AM CST THU FEB 21 2008

.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S 
TO SW N OF 25N FRI NIGHT  SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO 
SE MON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N.

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GMZ086-212130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
930 AM CST THU FEB 21 2008

.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N TODAY.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING W TO NW 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N AND 1 TO 2 FT S OF 26N. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N.
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS