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FZNT24 KNHC 160258
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM 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. 

GMZ089-160930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
930 PM CST TUE FEB 15 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL PREVAIL JUST N OF THE AREA 
THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. 

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GMZ080-160930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 PM CST TUE FEB 15 2011

.TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E 
OF 95W 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 AND THU NIGHT...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 AND SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-160930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W    
930 PM CST TUE FEB 15 2011

.TONIGHT 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 AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-160930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 PM CST TUE FEB 15 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH 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 NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-160930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 PM CST TUE FEB 15 2011

.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 THROUGH 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 AND SUN...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 AL