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FZNT24 KNHC 160917
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST TUE FEB 16 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.

GMZ089-161530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 AM CST TUE FEB 16 2010

.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRES BUILD ACROSS N GULF WATERS THROUGH SAT.

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GMZ080-161530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST TUE FEB 16 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT TONIGHT.
SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT TONIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT NE W OF 94W 
LATE WED. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT SE THU NIGHT.  
SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 6 FT THU NIGHT. 
.SAT...SE TO S WIND 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT 
BUILD TO 6 FT LATE.

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GMZ082-161530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST TUE FEB 16 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 22N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN NE 
SWELL SUBSIDE TO 5 FT LATE TONIGHT. N OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDE TO 3 FT LATE TONIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT W OF 
95W FRI. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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GMZ084-161530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST TUE FEB 16 2010

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT N OF 27N AND 8 FT 
IN N SWELL S OF 27N...HIGHEST SEAS S PART. 
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT S OF 27N AND 2 N OF 
27N. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT SE LATE. SEAS 3 FT N OF 
25N AND TO 5 S OF 25N.
.SAT...N OF 25N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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GMZ086-161530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W    
330 AM CST TUE FEB 16 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 TO 15 KT 
TONIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT N OF 28N TONIGHT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT N OF 25N AND 4 S OF 
25N.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES