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FZNT24 KNHC 280242
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST SUN FEB 27 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. 

GMZ089-280930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
930 PM CST SUN FEB 27 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF MON. THE 
FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE WESTERN BAY OF 
CAMPECHE MON NIGHT FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE W YUCATAN 
PENINSULA TUE NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE WED. HIGH PRES STRENGTHENS N 
OF THE AREA THU AND FRI.

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GMZ080-280930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 PM CST SUN FEB 27 2011

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 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 AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-280930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W    
930 PM CST SUN FEB 27 2011

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 96W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 
FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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...S OF 21N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 
8 FT. N OF 21N W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E 
OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-280930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 PM CST SUN FEB 27 2011

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 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.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND FRI...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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GMZ086-280930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 PM CST SUN FEB 27 2011

.TONIGHT 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.
.TUE NIGHT AND 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 AND FRI...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 
FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER AL