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FZNT24 KNHC 190247
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST WED FEB 18 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.

GMZ089-190930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 PM CST WED FEB 18 2009

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT ALONG TEXAS COAST THIS EVENING WILL ENTER 
THE NW WATERS AND SURGE SE ACROSS THE GULF AREA THROUGH THU 
NIGHT...FOLLOWED BY STRONG N TO NE WINDS. HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT 
ACROSS THE N WATERS FRI AND SAT IN RESPONSE TO ANOTHER COLD 
FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST SAT EVENING. THE 
SECOND FRONT SURGES THROUGH THE GULF SUN AND INTO THE NW CARIB 
EARLY MON. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE OVER THE W GULF BEHIND THE 
FRONT SUN. 

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GMZ080-190930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 PM CST WED FEB 18 2009

.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT...SHIFTING NW TO N 15 KT N OF 
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 
TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING 6 TO 7 FT N OF 27N LATE THU NIGHT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 25 TO 
30 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT SUN. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 
TO 5 TO 8 FT S OF 27N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N.
 
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GMZ082-190930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST WED FEB 18 2009

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
.THU...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT N 
OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT N OF FRONT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS W PART.
.SUN...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITH 
HIGHER GUSTS S OF 24N W OF 96W. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 15 FT. SE OF 
FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...S OF 21N N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. N OF 21N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 
8 FT.

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GMZ084-190930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W                               
930 PM CST WED FEB 18 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW 20 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT..N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 
KT WITHIN 120 NM OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N 
OF 26N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 27N AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 27N.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 
12 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT N OF 26N.

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GMZ086-190930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
930 PM CST WED FEB 18 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 
TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N 
OF 25N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N.
.FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE TO S LATE. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT.
.SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 
9 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 
FT SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT N OF 26N AND 7 TO 10 FT S OF 26N.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING