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FZNT24 KNHC 140857
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST MON FEB 14 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. 

GMZ089-141530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
330 AM CST MON FEB 14 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED AT 28N87W WILL MEANDER OVER 
THE N CENTRAL WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN SHIFT NE OF THE AREA 
WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING FROM NW FLORIDA TO NE MEXICO THROUGH THE 
REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD.

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GMZ080-141530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST MON FEB 14 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT NE PART. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 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...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E 
OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT LATE. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

$$
GMZ082-141530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W    
330 AM CST MON FEB 14 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 
15 KT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA IN THE EVENING. 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 INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$
GMZ084-141530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST MON FEB 14 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 
TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N. 
.WED...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 T0 4 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE EXCEPT 
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 26N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 5 FT NEAR 
YUCATAN CHANNEL.

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GMZ086-141530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST MON FEB 14 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 GR