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FZNT24 KNHC 270231
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM 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. 

GMZ089-270930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
930 PM CST SAT FEB 26 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL OVER THE 
NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH SUN NIGHT. THE RIDGE WILL 
RETREAT EASTWARD SUN NIGHT ENABLING A COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO 
THE NW GULF EARLY MON. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA 
TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE MON NIGHT AND FROM CENTRAL 
FLORIDA TO THE E BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE NIGHT THEN WILL DISSIPATE 
WED.

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GMZ080-270930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 PM CST SAT FEB 26 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 
TO 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...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.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-270930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W    
930 PM CST SAT FEB 26 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...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 AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-270930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 PM CST SAT FEB 26 2011

.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.
.MON NIGHT AND 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.
.THU...N OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N NE 
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-270930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 PM CST SAT FEB 26 2011

.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. 
.MON NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER AL