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FZNT24 KNHC 261450
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST SAT FEB 26 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. 

GMZ089-262130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
930 AM CST SAT FEB 26 2011

.SYNOPSIS... WEAK COLD FRONT FROM NW FLORIDA TO THE MOUTH OF TH 
MISSISSIPPI WILL WEAKEN AND LIFT N LATER TODAY. ANOTHER STRONGER 
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF SUN NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM 
SE LOUISIANA TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE MON...FROM FLORIDA 
BIG BEND TO THE S CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE...THEN DISSIPATE 
WED.

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GMZ080-262130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST SAT FEB 26 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...S TO SE WINDS 20 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-262130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W    
930 AM CST SAT FEB 26 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT.
.MON...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING 
TO 8 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N 
TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 
94W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-262130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST SAT FEB 26 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND 
FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 
FRONT SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-262130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST SAT FEB 26 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N OF 27N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.

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FORECASTER MUNDELL/DGS