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FZNT24 KNHC 130927
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SAT FEB 13 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.

GMZ089-131530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 AM CST SAT FEB 13 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES BUILD ACROSS NORTHERN GULF THROUGH TONIGHT 
SLIDE E-SE THROUGH SUN NIGHT AS COLD FRONT ENTERS NW GULF.  COLD 
FRONT QUICKLY REACH FROM N FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY MON 
AND E OF AREA TUE. HIGH PRES BUILDS INTO N GULF WED.

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GMZ080-131530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST SAT FEB 13 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SE SAT 
NIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT TONIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOME NW TO N 20 
TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 7 FT BEHIND 
FRONT SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N OF 27N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

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GMZ082-131530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST SAT FEB 13 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT SE TONIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDE TO 4 FT SAT NIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 12 
FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN N SWELL S OF 23N 
AND 3 FT N OF 23N.

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GMZ084-131530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST SAT FEB 13 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME NE 10 TO 15 KT 
TONIGHT. SEAS 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDE TO 5 FT S OF 27N AND TO 3 
FT N OF 27N TONIGHT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFT SW THEN 
BECOME NW 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILD TO 
7 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE SUN NIGHT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. 
SEAS SUBSIDE TO 2 FT SUN NIGHT.   
.MON...N OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S OF FRONT N 
TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT S OF 27N AND 4 FT N OF 27N.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

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GMZ086-131530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W    
330 AM CST SAT FEB 13 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE 
TONIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT TONIGHT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 
27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDE TO 3 FT 
SUN NIGHT.
.MON...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT MON 
NIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN N SWELL. 
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES