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FZNT24 KNHC 021530
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST WED FEB 02 2011

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. 

GMZ089-022130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 AM CST WED FEB 02 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM APALACHEE BAY FLORIDA
SW TO 26N90W AND TO INLAND MEXICO JUST S OF TAMPICO WILL REACH
FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA SW TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE TONIGHT
...THEN SLOW DOWN AND BECOME STATIONARY FROM NEAR FORT MYERS SW
TO WEAK LOW PRES DEVELOPING NEAR 24N92W WITH TRAILING COLD FRONT 
S TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE. THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE 
FRONT WILL LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT ON FRI AS THE LOW DEEPENS AND 
ACCELERATES NE. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN 
GULF...LATE FRI INTO SAT...AND TO E OF THE GULF LATE SAT. WEAK 
HIGH PRES WILL THEN BUILD IN ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE 
FRONT.

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GMZ080-022130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST WED FEB 02 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. AREAS OF RAIN.
.FRI...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
6 TO 9 FT S OF 28N...AND SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 28N. AREAS
OF RAIN MOVING E OF AREA.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 
TO 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT OVER SE PORTION.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 
TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-022130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W   
930 AM CST WED FEB 02 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN
NW SWELL. AREAS OF RAIN ALONG AND NW OF FRONT.
.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 
FT IN N SWELL. SE OF FRONT WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BECOMING 
NW SWELL THU NIGHT. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT.
.FRI...N OF 22N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SE OF 
FRONT WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. 
AREAS OF RAIN ALONG AND NE OF FRONT.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 20N BECOMING NE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT...4 TO 7 FT 
N OF 23N AND 7 TO 10 FT S OF 23N.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 
TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-022130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST WED FEB 02 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF 
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 25N S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT 
N OF 25N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 
TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO S FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST NEAR FRONT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 
TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT AND SHIFTING NW N OF 26N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT NIGHT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.SUN...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-022130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST WED FEB 02 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT SHIFTING TO NE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N BECOMING 
E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF FRONT.
.FRI...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT N OF 
27N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N 
FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF FRONT.
.SAT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N N 
TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER/AGUIRRE