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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST TUE FEB 22 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. 

GMZ089-222130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
930 AM CST TUE FEB 22 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW GULF 
THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE STALLING AND DRIFTING BACK INLAND BY LATE 
TONIGHT. OTHERWISE...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL PREVAIL THROUGH 
THU NIGHT. THE RIDGE WILL THEN SHIFT E FRI AS ANOTHER WEAK COLD 
FRONT APPROACHES THE NORTHERN GULF. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS IT 
MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF ON FRI...THEN DISSIPATE SAT.

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GMZ080-222130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST TUE FEB 22 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT....SHIFTING SE TO 
S WED. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...W OF FRONT WINDS N TO NE 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 
15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-222130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W    
930 AM CST TUE FEB 22 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 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.
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-222130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST TUE FEB 22 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
BECOMING E TO SE LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S 
WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE TONIGHT. 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.
.WED NIGHT AND 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.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-222130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST TUE FEB 22 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
NE TO E LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...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. 
ISOLATED TSTMS FAR NORTHERN PORTION.
.SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N S 
TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

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FORECASTER AL