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FZNT24 KNHC 150315
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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. 

GMZ089-150930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
930 PM CST MON FEB 14 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A 1026 MB HIGH NEAR 28N89W WILL REMAIN NEARLY 
STATIONARY THROUGH TUE MORNING...THEN BECOME ESTABLISHED AS A 
RIDGE FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE SW TO FAR NE MEXICO TUE NIGHT 
THROUGH LATE THU. A WEAK HIGH WILL THEN FORM OVER THE NE GULF 
FRI AND SAT.

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GMZ080-150930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 PM CST MON FEB 14 2011

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 28N W OF 94W
SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT W OF 93W...AND 1 TO 2 FT E
OF 93W.
.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.

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GMZ082-150930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W    
930 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...EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT 
NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE THROUGH FRI...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
NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE EVENINGS.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT NEAR
YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-150930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 PM CST MON FEB 14 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT FROM 24N TO 27N...AND
3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N.
.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 AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 T0 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-150930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 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 AGUIRRE