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FZNT24 KNHC 101503
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST WED FEB 10 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.

GMZ089-102130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 AM CST WED FEB 10 2010

.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SW GULF LATER TODAY 
WITH LOW PRES DEVELOPING ALONG THE TROUGH OVER SOUTHERN TEXAS 
LATE THU. THE LOW WILL MOVE E THU NIGHT REACHING FLORIDA FRI 
NIGHT WHILE DRAGGING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN 
GULF...EXITING THE AREA EARLY SAT AS WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDS 
ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF PORTION INTO SUN.

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GMZ080-102130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST WED FEB 10 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT S OF 28N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 28N. AREAS OF RAIN W OF 
93W.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT 
SHIFTING TO W NW BEHIND LOW CENTER AND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. WIDESPREAD AREAS OF 
RAIN W OF FRONT.
.FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-102130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST WED FEB 10 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
N SWELL.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT 
FAR NW. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT...BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 
FT. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-102130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST WED FEB 10 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N...AND 7 
TO 10 FT S OF 26N IN N SWELL.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS W PART LATE.
.FRI...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT 
BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT BUILDING TO 
8 TO 11 FT. S OF 27N S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT 
BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT 
LATE.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL S OF 
26N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N.

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GMZ086-102130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W    
930 AM CST WED FEB 10 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 
20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING 10 
TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING 3 TO 4 FT THU 
NIGHT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE.
.SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT IN N SWELL S OF 26N...AND SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 
26N.
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N 
OF 26N.

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FORECASTER NELSON/DGS