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FZNT24 KNHC 280312
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST SAT FEB 27 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.

GMZ089-280930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 PM CST SAT FEB 27 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES 1019 M B OVER WESTERN GULF DRIFT E TO 
REACH FLORIDA SUN NIGHT.  LOW PRES CENTER AND COLD FRONT MOVE 
OFF TEXAS COAST EARLY MON RACING E ACROSS ENTIRE GULF BY LATE 
TUE.  HIGH PRES REBUILDS IN WAKE OF FRONT WED NIGHT AND THU.

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GMZ080-280930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 PM CST SAT FEB 27 2010

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN N SWELL 
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT SUN 
NIGHT W OF 93W SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 8 FT SUN NIGHT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
11 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT TUE 
NIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT WED.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE THU. SEAS 4 FT.

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GMZ082-280930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST SAT FEB 27 2010

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT SE LATE. SEAS 5 FT.  
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT..E TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT KT SUN 
NIGHT W OF 93W. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
10 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.  
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

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GMZ084-280930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
930 PM CST SAT FEB 27 2010

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 25N MON NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT LATE.  
SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT N OF 25N.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 8 FT IN N 
SWELL S OF 25N.
.SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT INCREASE TO 40 KT 
N OF 25N E OF FRONT MON NIGHT THEN SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 8 
FT BUILD TO 12 FT LATE MON NIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 25N.
.TUE...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 14 
FT SUBSIDE TO 7 FT N OF 27N LATE. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED AND THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE 
WED AND THU. SEAS 6 FT.

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GMZ086-280930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W      
930 PM CST SAT FEB 27 2010

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 26N MON NIGHT INTO TUE...

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT LATE.  
SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N NW WINDS 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT 
LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT LATE SUN NIGHT. S OF 
27N NW TO N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 FT 
IN N SWELL SUBSIDE TO 4 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT 
LATE MON THEN TO 35 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 12 FT LATE. 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS TSTMS NEAR LOW PRES.
.TUE...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISH TO 25 KT LATE 
NIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. S OF 26N SW TO W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
  
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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES