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FZNT24 KNHC 082117
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST MON FEB 08 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.

GMZ089-090330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 PM CST MON FEB 08 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST TONIGHT 
RACING E TO A POSITION FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF 
CAMPECHE TUE AND MOVE SE OF THE AREA WED. A TROUGH WILL DEVELOP 
OVER THE SW GULF WED NIGHT. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE 
TROUGH OVER SE TEXAS THU AND MOVE E ALONG 27N THU NIGHT THROUGH 
FRI DRAGGING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS. THE LOW 
AND COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA SAT.

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GMZ080-090330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST MON FEB 08 2010

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW...THEN 
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 8 TO 12 FT.
E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 
TO 25 KT W OF 94W WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT 
BEHIND SECOND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-090330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST MON FEB 08 2010

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 25 KT 
BEHIND FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AHEAD OF FRONT.
.TUE...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. E OF 
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ALONG FRONT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 
KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT NW 
PART LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.  
.WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW 25 TO 30 KT 
BEHIND SECOND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-090330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST MON FEB 08 2010

.TONIGHT AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 
30 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 LATE.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT N OF 24N 
4 TO 7 FT S OF 24N.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL 
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 28N.
.WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 26N 
AND 7 TO 9 FT S OF 26N.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT 
THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W PART LATE.
.FRI...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING W TO NW 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT BEHIND FRONT.
S OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING S TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON 
THEN W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 

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GMZ086-090330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W    
330 PM CST MON FEB 08 2010

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N 
OF 26N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO 
N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT TUE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 
TO 5 TO 8 FT NW OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON IN 
NW SWELL.
.WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 
FT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO S TO SW 20 TO 25 
KT IN THE AFTERNOON THEN SHIFTING NW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE.
.SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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FORECASTER AL