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FZNT24 KNHC 200835
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SUN FEB 20 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. 

GMZ089-201530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
330 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED SE OF LOUISIANA WILL DISSIPATE 
LATER TODAY. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW AND N 
CENTRAL GULF EARLY TUE THEN BECOME STATIONARY FROM CENTRAL 
FLORIDA TO SOUTHERN TEXAS LATE TUE AND DISSIPATE WED. HIGH PRES 
WILL SETTLE IN OVER THE NE PORTION WED AND THU WITH SOUTHERLY 
RETURN FLOW SETTING UP OVER THE WESTERN GULF.

$$
GMZ080-201530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 AND MON NIGHT...S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 
W OF 95W 15 TO 20 KT EARLY. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST W OF 95W. N 
OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

$$
GMZ082-201530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W    
330 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

.TODAY THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR
YUCATAN PENINSULA NE 15 KT IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$
GMZ084-201530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

.TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N 
OF 26N SHIFTING TO SW MON AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 26N...AND 2 TO 3 
FT N OF 26N.
.THU...S OF 27N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N SE 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

$$
GMZ086-201530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

.TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.
.TUE...N OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N LATE. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT 26N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS  1 TO 2 FT. AREAS OF RAIN ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND THU...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO 
SE THU. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT.
 
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FORECASTER MUNDELL