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FZNT24 KNHC 100919
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST THU FEB 10 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. 

GMZ089-101530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
330 AM CST THU FEB 10 2011

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 1012 MB LOW NEAR 29N87W TO 19N95W 
WILL EXTEND FROM THE SW FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT AND 
SE OF THE GULF FRI. HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT FROM THE SOUTHERN 
PLAINS TO THE CENTRAL GULF BEHIND THE FRONT SAT THROUGH MON.

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GMZ080-101530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST THU FEB 10 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT TO 15 KT W OF 96W. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-101530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W    
330 AM CST THU FEB 10 2011

...GALE WARNING W OF 95W...

.TODAY...S OF 20N W OF 95W N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 23N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 
FT. S OF 23N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-101530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST THU FEB 10 2011

.TODAY AND  TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 
20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 25N AND 7 TO 10 FT IN N 
SWELL S OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 
24N TO 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON...N OF 27N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE 
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-101530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST THU FEB 10 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 
26N.
.SAT AND SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 
KT SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT N OF 25N SUN. 
.MON...N OF 26N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS