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FZNT24 KNHC 180319
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-180930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 PM CST WED FEB 17 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT E ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH SUN 
ALLOWING THE NEXT COLD FRONT TO MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS 
MON.

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GMZ080-180930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 PM CST WED FEB 17 2010

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT W OF 94W THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.
.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 SHIFTING TO N 10 TO 15 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.

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GMZ082-180930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST WED FEB 17 2010

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 
7 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 22N.
.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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND MON...WINDS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-180930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 PM CST WED FEB 17 2010

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

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GMZ086-180930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W    
930 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.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 25N WINDS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 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 NELSON