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FZNT24 KNHC 240323
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST TUE FEB 23 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.

GMZ089-240930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2010

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 30N91W TO 22N98W REACH FROM 27N82W 
TO 22N87W LATE TONIGHT AND SE OF AREA WED.  GALE FORCE WINDS 
BEHIND FRONT W OF 90W TONIGHT DIMINISH BELOW GALE LATE WED NIGHT 
WITH LARGE LINGERING N SWELL S OF 25N THROUGH THU.  SECOND COLD  
FRONT MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST FRI AND REACH FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND 
TO YUCATAN PENINSULA SAT AND E OF AREA SAT NIGHT.  HIGH PRES 
OVER EASTERN GULF SUN PROMPTS STRONG S RETURN FLOW W OF 95W.

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GMZ080-240930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2010

...GALE WARNING S OF 27N W OF COLD FRONT...

.TONIGHT AND WED...S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N INCREASE TO 40 
KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 15 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 
9 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT LATE.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT W OF 96W LATE. 
SEAS 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW 20 TO 25 KT 
W OF FRONT FRI. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH 15 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT 
SUBSIDE TO 5 FT LATE.
.SUN...W OF 95W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. E OF 96W SE WINDS 15 
KT. SEAS 5 FT.

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GMZ082-240930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2010

...GALE WARNING W OF FRONT...

.TONIGHT AND WED...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 
BUILD TO 18 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS TO 
18 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDE TO 12 FT LATE. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN N SUBSIDING SWELL.
.THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT W OF 96W. 
SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT W OF 96W.
.FRI...S WINDS 15 KT BECOME N 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 
6 FT BUILD TO 10 FT LATE.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-240930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2010

.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 
7 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH 
HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS BUILD TO 14 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 
KT. SEAS BUILD TO 9 FT LATE IN N SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDE TO 7 FT S OF 26N AND 5 FT N OF 26N.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25N NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. S OF 25N W TO NW 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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GMZ086-240930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W    
930 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2010

.TONIGHT AND WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 12 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SE 20 KT 
LATE FRI. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF 
FRONT. SEAS 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NW SWELL.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES