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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST SUN FEB 13 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. 

GMZ089-140930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
930 PM CST SUN FEB 13 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES AT 28N93W MEANDER OVER N CENTRAL GULF 
THROUGH MON NIGHT THEN SHIFT NE OF AREA WITH RIDGE EXTENDING 
FROM NW FLORIDA TO NE MEXICO THROUGH REMAINDER OF PERIOD.

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GMZ080-140930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 PM CST SUN FEB 13 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF 94W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND FRI...W OF 94W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-140930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W    
930 PM CST SUN FEB 13 2011

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 23N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 
20 KT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN 
NE SWELL. 
.THU AND FRI...N OF 23N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ084-140930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 PM CST SUN FEB 13 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
FROM 27N TO 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE 
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 26N NE 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF 27N E OF 87W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-140930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 PM CST SUN FEB 13 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES