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FZNT24 KNHC 161452
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST WED FEB 16 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. 

GMZ089-162130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
930 AM CST WED FEB 16 2011

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD 
WITH SLY RETURN FLOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF.

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GMZ080-162130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST WED FEB 16 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 3 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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GMZ082-162130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W    
930 AM CST WED FEB 16 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 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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GMZ084-162130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST WED FEB 16 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 10 
KT LATE FRI. 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 4 FT IN SE SWELL. 
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-162130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST WED FEB 16 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 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 TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE 
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 26N AND 3 
TO 5 FT S OF 26N.
 
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FORECASTER GR/DGS