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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST FRI FEB 11 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. 

GMZ089-112130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
930 AM CST FRI FEB 11 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY HAS BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY 
FROM FAR SW FLORIDA TO THE N YUCATAN PENINSULA AND WILL MOVE SE 
OF AREA THIS EVENING AS A REINFORCING PUSH OF COLD AIR AND 
STRONGER HIGH PRES SETTLES OVER SOUTH TEXAS. HIGH PRES WILL 
SHIFT EWD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS BEHIND THE FRONT SAT 
THROUGH TUE.

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GMZ080-112130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST FRI FEB 11 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT SE 
PART. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N.
.SUN...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 
94W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT NE 
PART. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...W OF 94W SE WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-112130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W    
930 AM CST FRI FEB 11 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG COASTAL AREAS TONIGHT. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL.
.MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT 
NEAR YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-112130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST FRI FEB 11 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT S OF 24N THIS EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
N  OF 26N AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 26N...HIGHEST YUCATAN CHANNEL. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 
4 FT N OF 28N. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 
27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT SE PART...INCLUDING 
THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT FROM 25N TO 27N AND 6 TO 9 
FT S OF 25N...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. 
.MON...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N AND 3 
TO 5 FT S OF 26N.

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GMZ086-112130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST FRI FEB 11 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. S OF FRONT 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT 
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N.
.SUN...N OF 27N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
FROM 25N TO 27N AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 25N.
.MON...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N AND 3 
TO 5 FT S OF 26N.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING