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FZNT24 KNHC 090245
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST TUE FEB 08 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. 

GMZ089-090930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
930 PM CST TUE FEB 08 2011

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH 
WED THEN MOVE E AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE 
WED. FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO EASTERN BAY 
OF CAMPECHE THU...FROM TAMPA BAY TO YUCATAN PENINSULA FRI...AND 
E OF THE GULF SAT. A RIDGE WILL BUILD W TO E ALONG 30N SAT AND 
SUN.

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GMZ080-090930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 PM CST TUE FEB 08 2011

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

.TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W E 
TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW 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 ALONG FRONT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S SUN. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT SUN.

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GMZ082-090930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W    
930 PM CST TUE FEB 08 2011

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

.TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. E OF 
94W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 
10 KT IN THE EVENING SHIFTING NW AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT 
BEHIND FRONT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.THU...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 
FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT FRI.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-090930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 PM CST TUE FEB 08 2011

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 
FT.
.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 AND THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 
26N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 26N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N.

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GMZ086-090930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 PM CST TUE FEB 08 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT WED.
.THU NIGHT AND 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 AND SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT SUN.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT N OF 25N SUN. 

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FORECASTER AL/MUNDELL