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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SAT FEB 05 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. 

GMZ089-051530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST SAT FEB 05 2011

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 29N85W TO 21N89W. THE FRONT 
WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE OVER THE EASTERN GULF TONIGHT AND SUN. 
HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT E ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF BEHIND THE 
FRONT. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST SUN 
EVENING AND EXIT THE AREA MON NIGHT. A THIRD COLD FRONT WILL 
MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST WED AFTERNOON AND WILL EXTEND FROM SE 
LOUISIANA TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO LATE WED NIGHT.

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GMZ080-051530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST SAT FEB 05 2011

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT SE PART. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 
AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...W OF 94W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
AND SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 
FT LATE. E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 
15 KT AND SHIFTING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 
TO 8 FT S OF 27N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N.
.TUE...W OF 94W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W SE 
TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...W OF FRONT N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-051530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W    
330 AM CST SAT FEB 05 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS NW PART. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TONIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING N AND 
INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT.
.MON...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE TO E AND DIMINISHING TO 
15 TO 20 KT LATE EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT NEAR YUCATAN 
COAST. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT NW PART.
.TUE...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 7 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 
TO 4 FT FAR SE PART.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING N AND INCREASING TO 20 
TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 
FT BEHIND FRONT.

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GMZ084-051530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST SAT FEB 05 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THIS EVENING THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 5 
TO 10 KT N OF 26N TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT 
TONIGHT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 
TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S TO 
SW AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT SUN NIGHT. S OF 
27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.
.MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT THEN
BECOMING N TO NE AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 
10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL S OF 27N SUBSIDING TO 
4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S N OF 26N LATE. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.

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GMZ086-051530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST SAT FEB 05 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 
SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE 
AND INCREASING TO 15 KT ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA SUN NIGHT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 
10 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL S OF 27N SUBSIDING TO 
4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S N OF 26N LATE. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER AL