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FZNT24 KNHC 252045
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST MON FEB 25 2008

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-260330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST MON FEB 25 2008

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATER 
TONIGHT AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE WESTERN BAY 
OF CAMPECHE TUE AND FROM TAMPA BAY TO E BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE 
NIGHT THEN SE OF AREA WED. HIGH PRES IN WAKE OF FRONT WED THEN 
MOVE E AS A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE N PORTION OF 
THE AREA EARLY SAT.

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GMZ080-260330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST MON FEB 25 2008

.TONIGHT AND TUE...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT TUE. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT 
DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT WED AFTERNOON THEN NE TO E 15 KT LATE 
WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N AND 6 
TO 9 FT S OF 28N.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-260330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST MON FEB 25 2008

...GALE CONDITIONS WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 
95W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 25 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-260330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 PM CST MON FEB 25 2008

.TONIGHT...S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT.
.WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE 
SWELL S OF 27N AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N.
.THU AND FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-260330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
330 PM CST MON FEB 25 2008

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING 
TO NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT 
W OF FRONT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 
TO NE 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 
15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF 
FRONT.
.THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS