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FZNT24 KNHC 260300
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST MON FEB 25 2008

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-260930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 PM CST MON FEB 25 2008

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY TUE. 
IT WILL EXTEND FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE AND 
FROM TAMPA BAY TO YUCATAN TUE NIGHT THEN SE OF AREA WED. GALE 
FORCE WINDS EXPECTED TUE IN SW GULF. HIGH PRES BEHIND FRONT MOVES
E THU AND FRI THEN A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT TRAVERSES N GULF SAT.

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GMZ080-260930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 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 TO 15 KT 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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GMZ082-260930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST MON FEB 25 2008

...GALE 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 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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GMZ084-260930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 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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GMZ086-260930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
930 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 
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 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 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 MUNDELL