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FZNT24 KNHC 120859
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SAT FEB 12 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. 

GMZ089-121530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
330 AM CST SAT FEB 12 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT EWD ACROSS THE NORTHERN 
GULF WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH TUE.

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GMZ080-121530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST SAT FEB 12 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 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...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 
94W 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 TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W E 
TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 
94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-121530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W    
330 AM CST SAT FEB 12 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE WINDS 
NW PART. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 
NEAR 20 KT ALONG THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.

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GMZ084-121530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST SAT FEB 12 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 
FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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 YUCATAN CHANNEL. 
.MON...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE 
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N AND 3 
TO 5 FT S OF 26N.
.WED...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE 
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-121530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST SAT FEB 12 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT 
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE 
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER GR