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FZNT24 KNHC 031452
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST WED FEB 03 2010

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.

GMZ089-032130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 AM CST WED FEB 03 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE FAR NW WATERS TONIGHT 
NEAR 27N97W. THE LOW WILL MOVE NE TO NEAR 29N93W 1007 MB BY THU 
AFTERNOON WITH A COLD FRONT EXTENDING SW TO 24N98W. THE LOW WILL 
THEN MOVE INLAND OVER SE LOUISIANA THU NIGHT WITH A COLD FRONT 
EXTENDING SW TO 20N96W. THE COLD FRONT WILL THEN EXTEND FROM THE 
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI AND MOVE SE OF 
THE AREA SAT. HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE GULF THIS WEEKEND.

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GMZ080-032130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST WED FEB 03 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT... 
HIGHEST W OF 94W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF 94W AND 9 TO 13 FT W OF 
94W. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SPREADING FROM W TO E.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT E OF 93W AND 10 TO 15 KT W OF 
93W. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT E OF 93W AND TO 2 TO 4 FT W OF 
93W.
.SAT...E OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 
93W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-032130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST WED FEB 03 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 
15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 22N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 
22N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO 
NE 10 TO 15 KT W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 
94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ084-032130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST WED FEB 03 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT N OF 25N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 25N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING 
W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT 
BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT THU NIGHT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT N OF 25N AND 
5 TO 8 FT S OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-032130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
930 AM CST WED FEB 03 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING SE TO S 
THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT W 
OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT N OF 27N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 27N. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT SUN. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N AND TO 2 TO 4 FT N 
OF 26N SUN.

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FORECASTER DGS/JPC