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FZNT24 KNHC 172121
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST WED FEB 17 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.

GMZ089-180330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 PM CST WED FEB 17 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH SUN
TO E OF THE AREA BY LATE SUN. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE 
ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WATERS MON.

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GMZ080-180330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST WED FEB 17 2010

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT S 
OF 28N E OF 94W 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...
AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 27N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 28N...AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 28N.
.SAT AND SUN...W TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S SUN. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS LATE SUN NW PART.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND THE FRONT 
BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ082-180330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST WED FEB 17 2010

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S 
OF 22N 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 21N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PORTION.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 
TO 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND MON...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-180330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST WED FEB 17 2010

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR S PART
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-180330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W    
330 PM CST WED FEB 17 2010

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...
HIGHEST S OF 26N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 25N WINDS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE