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FZNT24 KNHC 150857
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST TUE FEB 15 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. 

GMZ089-151530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
330 AM CST TUE FEB 15 2011

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

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GMZ080-151530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST TUE FEB 15 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. 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 E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-151530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W    
330 AM CST TUE FEB 15 2011

.TODAY 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 TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT 
NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-151530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST TUE FEB 15 2011

.TODAY...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT 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...EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR 
YUCATAN PENINSULA WED EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR 
YUCATAN PENINSULA IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S 
OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-151530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST TUE FEB 15 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S 
OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT ACROSS THE 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER GR