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FZNT24 KNHC 190920
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST FRI FEB 19 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.

GMZ089-191530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 AM CST FRI FEB 19 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ACROSS THE AREA WILL SHIFT E THROUGH SUN 
ALLOWING FOR A COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS SUN EVENING 
THROUGH SUN NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM THE FLORIDA 
PANHANDLE TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE MON...AND TO E OF GULF LATE 
MON INTO TUE.

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GMZ080-191530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST FRI FEB 19 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 27N W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W PART.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW 15 
TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...E OF FRONT WINDS SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-191530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST FRI FEB 19 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SW OF LINE 21N90W TO 25N90W E TO SE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE TONIGHT. NE OF SAME LINE SE WINDS  
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT SUN 
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...N OF 20N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 20N NE 
TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ084-191530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST FRI FEB 19 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS  3 
TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.MON...N OF 26N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT W OF FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-191530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W    
330 AM CST FRI FEB 19 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS  1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 
JUST AHEAD OF FRONT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT 
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING