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FZNT24 KNHC 142034
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM 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. 

GMZ089-150330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
330 PM CST MON FEB 14 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A 1028 MB HIGH PRES NEAR 28N90W WILL MEANDER OVER 
THE N CENTRAL WATERS 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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GMZ080-150330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST MON FEB 14 2011

.TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN 
E SWELL. E OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.  
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
INCREASING TO 15 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 AND WED NIGHT...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 5 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.
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

$$
GMZ082-150330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W    
330 PM CST MON FEB 14 2011

.TONIGHT...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...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. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. S OF 23N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-150330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST MON FEB 14 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N OF 25N...AND 3 TO 
5 FT S OF 25N.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...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. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-150330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST MON FEB 14 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 27N 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.
.SAT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS