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FZNT24 KNHC 210830
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST MON FEB 21 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. 

GMZ089-211530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
330 AM CST MON FEB 21 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL SHIFT E 
THROUGH TONIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW AND N 
CENTRAL GULF EARLY TUE THEN DRIFT BACK INLAND AS A STATIONARY 
FRONT WED. E TO SE TRADE WINDS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE GULF WED 
AND THU. A WEAK COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE WESTERN 
GULF FRI.

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GMZ080-211530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST MON FEB 21 2011

.TODAY...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.
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N 
OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE..N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT E TO 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 
95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT FAR N PORTION SW WINDS 
EARLY BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-211530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W    
330 AM CST MON FEB 21 2011

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 
94W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 21N...AND 2 TO 3 FT 
S OF 21N.
.THU...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...W OF 95W NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 21N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S 
OF 21N.

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GMZ084-211530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST MON FEB 21 2011

.TODAY...N OF 25N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO 
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE 
SWELL. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S 
OF 24N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING
NE TO E TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 26N...AND 
2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N.
.THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 
26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-211530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST MON FEB 21 2011

.TODAY...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 
FT. S OF 28N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WINDS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
 
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FORECASTER MUNDELL