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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST SUN FEB 21 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.

GMZ089-220930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 PM CST SUN FEB 21 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE NW GULF WATERS WILL EXTEND 
FROM MOBILE BAY TO BAY OF CAMPECHE MON AND FROM FLORIDA 
PANHANDLE TO YUCATAN PENINSULA MON EVENING AND E OF THE AREA 
TUE. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF TUE EVENING 
AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE W YUCATAN PENINSULA 
WED THEN MOVE SE OF AREA WED NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS 
THE W GULF THU AND MOVE E FRI.

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GMZ080-220930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 PM CST SUN FEB 21 2010

.TONIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW TO N 15 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG 
COLD FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW TO N 
20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT 
BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.WED...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE WED 
NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE.
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 KT LATE. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT N OF 27N AND 4 TO 6 FT S 
OF 27N.
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

$$
GMZ082-220930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST SUN FEB 21 2010

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 94W TUE NIGHT AND WED...

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 10 KT BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT 
MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 25 TO 35 KT 
BEHIND FRONT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT 
BEHIND FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 
FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...W OF FRONT W OF 92W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING 
25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL.
.THU...S OF 21N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING 7 TO 9 FT LATE. N OF 21N N 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E WINDS 10 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT LATE.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-220930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 PM CST SUN FEB 21 2010

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO 
N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT W OF FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT N OF 25N WED NIGHT AND 10 TO 11 FT S 
OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT S OF 26N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 
26N.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-220930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W    
930 PM CST SUN FEB 21 2010

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S TO SW 15 KT SHIFTING NW TO N 15 KT BEHIND 
FRONT MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT W OF FRONT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF 
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT N OF 25N LATE.
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON