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FZNT24 KNHC 161527
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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.

GMZ089-162130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 AM CST TUE FEB 16 2010

.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH SAT. 

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GMZ080-162130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST TUE FEB 16 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING 
TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING TO NE TO 
E W OF 94W WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 
94W THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 94W THU 
NIGHT. 
.FRI...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 
94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.

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GMZ082-162130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST TUE FEB 16 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 
9 FT IN N SWELL.
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 
WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-162130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST TUE FEB 16 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N 
OF 27N AND 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 27N. 
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N 
AND 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 26N...HIGHEST SEAS YUCATAN 
CHANNEL.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N AND 2 
TO 4 N OF 27N. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE AND 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 26N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N 
AND 4 TO 6 S OF 26N.
.SAT...N OF 26 E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ086-162130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W    
930 AM CST TUE FEB 16 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 25N AND 3 
TO 4 S OF 25N.
.SAT...N OF 26 NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER GR