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FZNT24 KNHC 261500
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2008

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-262130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2008

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 23N98W WILL MOVE TO
THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO VERACRUZ MEXICO THIS EVENING AND FROM 
TAMPA BAY TO 18N95W TONIGHT THEN MOVE SE OF THE AREA BY WED. 
GALE CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT TODAY AND LAST 
THROUGH WED MORNING. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE E ALONG THE N GULF 
COAST WED THROUGH THU WITH A RIDGE N OF THE AREA FRI AND SAT.

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GMZ080-262130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2008

...GALE WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT. E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING 8 TO 10 FT.
.WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. 
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-262130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2008

...GALE WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 12 TO 18 FT TONIGHT. E OF FRONT 
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT THIS 
EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 18 FT SUBSIDING 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N.
.WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.THU...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 
KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-262130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT BUILDING 8 TO 13 FT LATE. E OF FRONT S TO SW 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EARLY DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N.
.WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N 
SWELL SUBSIDING 8 TO 10 FT S OF 26N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 25N AND 3 
TO 5 FT N OF 25N.
.FRI AND SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N AND 3 TO 5 
FT N OF 27N.

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GMZ086-262130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
930 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N.
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N WED.
.THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 
26N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N.
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N AND 2 TO 4 
FT N OF 25N.

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FORECASTER BERG/DGS