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FZNT24 KNHC 180915
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST THU FEB 18 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.

GMZ089-181530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 AM CST THU FEB 18 2010

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

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GMZ080-181530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST THU FEB 18 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT SHIFT SE W OF 94W 
TONIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...W TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME S SUN. SEAS 5 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS LATE SUN NW PART.
.MON...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME N AT 20 KT BEHIND FRONT.  
SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ082-181530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST THU FEB 18 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT SE W OF 94W 
TONIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
NW PORTION.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN AND MON...WINDS SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFT N BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 3 FT.

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GMZ084-181530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST THU FEB 18 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT SHIFT S THEN BECOME NW 20 KT 
BEHIND FRONT ON MON. SEAS 6 FT.

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GMZ086-181530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W    
330 AM CST THU FEB 18 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 25N WINDS E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
FT. N OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN AND MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT S ON MON. SEAS 3 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES