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FZNT24 KNHC 070931
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SUN FEB 07 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.

GMZ089-071530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 AM CST SUN FEB 07 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL WEAKEN THROUGH TONIGHT AS SOUTHERLY 
RETURN FLOW SETS UP OVER THE WESTERN GULF SPREADING E OVER THE 
ENTIRE GULF MON. THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST 
AROUND SUNSET MON NIGHT RACING E TO A POSITION FROM FLORIDA BIG 
BEND TO BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE AND SE OF THE AREA AROUND SUNRISE 
WED. A TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN GULF WED NIGHT AND 
MOVE E THU THROUGH FRI.

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GMZ080-071530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST SUN FEB 07 2010
 
.TODAY THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 
15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W PART.
.MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 
30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E 
OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU...SE OF TROUGH SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH.
 
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GMZ082-071530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST SUN FEB 07 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 
TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.TUE...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 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 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT LATE. 
.THU...W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 
TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH.

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GMZ084-071530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST SUN FEB 07 2010
  
.TODAY...W OF 87W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E 
OF 87W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 
TO 25 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT AND SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT TUE NIGHT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE 15 TO 20 KT S OF 
25N THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W PART LATE.

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GMZ086-071530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W    
330 AM CST SUN FEB 07 2010

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT N OF 
27N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N KT 20 TO 25 
KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT NW OF 
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON