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FZNT24 KNHC 151459
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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. 

GMZ089-152130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
930 AM CST TUE FEB 15 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A 1026 MB HIGH NEAR 28N90W WILL REMAIN NEARLY 
STATIONARY THROUGH TODAY THEN BECOME AS A RIDGE FROM THE FLORIDA 
PANHANDLE SW TO NE MEXICO TONIGHT THROUGH LATE THU. A WEAK HIGH 
WILL THEN FORM OVER THE NE GULF FRI AND SAT.

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GMZ080-152130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST TUE FEB 15 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 2 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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GMZ082-152130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W    
930 AM CST TUE FEB 15 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON 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. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-152130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST TUE FEB 15 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON...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. 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. 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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GMZ086-152130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST TUE FEB 15 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON 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. 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/DGS