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FZNT24 KNHC 080303
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST MON FEB 07 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. 

GMZ089-080930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
930 PM CST MON FEB 07 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM FT. MYERS FL TO THE NW 
PART OF YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL MOVE SE OF AREA OVERNIGHT. STRONG 
HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF BEHIND THE FRONT TUE INTO 
WED AND MOVE E AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST  
LATE WED AFTERNOON. THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH FROM THE 
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE THU AFTERNOON. A 
FRONTAL WAVE COULD FORM ALONG THE FRONT NEAR 25N88W FRI 
AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SE OF GULF FRI NIGHT INTO SAT. 
A RIDGE WILL BUILD W TO E ALONG 30N BEHIND THE FRONT.

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GMZ080-080930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 PM CST MON FEB 07 2011

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W EARLY WED NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO NE AND DIMINISHING TO 
15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 
95W LATE. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING SE 
TO S AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON THEN TO 20 
TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT 
TUE NIGHT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE 
AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO 
N AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 
KT W OF 95W EARLY WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 
10 FT BEHIND FRONT WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.THU...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 T0 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT SE PART 
BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT W 
OF 95W LATE.

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GMZ082-080930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W    
930 PM CST MON FEB 07 2011

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W WED NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING NE AND DIMINISHING TO 15 
TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT W OF 95W 
LATE. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING SE 
TO S AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON THEN TO 20 
TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE 
NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TUE NIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 
10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO NW TO N AND 
INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT WED NIGHT...EXCEPT 30 TO 
35 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND 
FRONT LATE WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 
FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT W 
OF 94W LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT W OF 94W
LATE.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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GMZ084-080930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 PM CST MON FEB 07 2011

.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N 15 
TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E 
TO SE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TUE 
NIGHT.   
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 
WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 
27N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 
27N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 

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GMZ086-080930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 PM CST MON FEB 07 2011

.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO 
E TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N 
OF 27N TUE NIGHT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS BECOMING N TO NE N OF 27N WED 
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
.FRI...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE 
TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
SAT...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.  

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FORECASTER GR