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FZNT24 KNHC 070257
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST FRI FEB 06 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE 
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY
BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

GMZ089-070930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 PM CST FRI FEB 06 2009

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 30N SLIDES E OF THE AREA BY TUE WITH  
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASING. A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE 
TEXAS COAST EARLY WED AND EXTENDS FROM SE LOUISIANA TO BAY OF 
CAMPECHE LATE WED FOLLOWED BY STRONG WINDS NEAR COAST OF MEXICO. 

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GMZ080-070930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 PM CST FRI FEB 06 2009

.TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 
94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT 
W OF 95W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.MON AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 
25 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT W 
OF COLD FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT. 

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GMZ082-070930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST FRI FEB 06 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 24N W OF 95W SAT. SEAS 5 TO 
7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 22N W OF 93W SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N.
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 30 KT W OF
FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 9 FT W OF FRONT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. 

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GMZ084-070930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W                               
930 PM CST FRI FEB 06 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 
FT.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...
BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT MON.
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S TO SW AND 
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS NW PORTION LATE.

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GMZ086-070930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 PM CST FRI FEB 06 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 
FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 
FT. FROM 26N TO 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 
28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND TUE...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING 
TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N PART TUE.
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N AND 5 TO 7 
FT S OF 26N. 

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FORECASTER COBB/COHEN