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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST SAT FEB 06 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.

GMZ089-062130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 AM CST SAT FEB 06 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES BUILDING IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT WILL 
WEAKEN SUN AS SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETS UP OVER THE WESTERN 
GULF SPREADING E OVER THE ENTIRE GULF MON. THE NEXT COLD FRONT 
IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST MON NIGHT...REACHING 
FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA SUNSET TUE...THEN MOVE 
SE OF THE AREA AROUND SUNRISE WED. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP OVER 
THE FAR W GULF WED NIGHT.

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GMZ080-062130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST SAT FEB 06 2010
 
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 94W 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 
TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W PART.
.TUE...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 

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GMZ082-062130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST SAT FEB 06 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 
FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N 25 KT BEHIND 
FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. E 
OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. 
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 
11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT WED NIGHT. 

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GMZ084-062130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST SAT FEB 06 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON 
NIGHT AND SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SE 
OF FRONT S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 
TO 5 FT N OF 27N.

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GMZ086-062130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
930 AM CST SAT FEB 06 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 
4 FT SUN NIGHT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 
TSTMS WITH FRONT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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FORECASTER AL/NELSON