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FZNT24 KNHC 162012
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM 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. 

GMZ089-170330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
330 PM CST WED FEB 16 2011

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

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GMZ080-170330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST WED FEB 16 2011

.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 THROUGH 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 6 FT. E OF 95W 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-170330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W    
330 PM CST WED FEB 16 2011

.TONIGHT 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 THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-170330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST WED FEB 16 2011

.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 NIGHT...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.
.MON...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 F. S OF 26N SE 
TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-170330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST WED FEB 16 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E 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.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...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.
.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.
.MON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 F. S OF 27N SE 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
 
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FORECASTER DGS