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FZNT24 KNHC 281456
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST MON FEB 28 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. 

GMZ089-282130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
930 AM CST MON FEB 28 2011

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT ALONG THE TEXAS COAST WILL EXTEND FROM SE 
LOUISIANA TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT AND 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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GMZ080-282130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST MON FEB 28 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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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GMZ082-282130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W    
930 AM CST MON FEB 28 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 96W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT AND TUE...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 
KT S OF 20N. SEAS 6 TO 7 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.
.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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GMZ084-282130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST MON FEB 28 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 KT 
SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. 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 2 TO 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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GMZ086-282130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST MON FEB 28 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...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 MUNDELL/DGS