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FZNT24 KNHC 180830
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST FRI FEB 18 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. 

GMZ089-181530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
330 AM CST FRI FEB 18 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE NE GULF WILL CHANGE 
LITTLE THROUGH MON. A COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE NW WATERS TUE.

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GMZ080-181530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST FRI FEB 18 2011

.TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
VISIBILITIES BELOW 5 NM IN AREAS OF FOG W OF 95W LATE TONIGHT.
.SUN...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. E OF 
95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION BECOMING N 10 
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT N 
OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-181530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W    
330 AM CST FRI FEB 18 2011

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-181530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST FRI FEB 18 2011

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-181530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST FRI FEB 18 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
VISIBILITIES BELOW 1 NM IN AREAS OF DENSE FOG N OF 29N TONIGHT.  
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
VISIBILITIES BELOW 1 NM IN AREAS OF DENSE FOG N OF 29N SAT NIGHT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N 
OF 26N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N.
 
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FORECASTER MUNDELL