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FZNT24 KNHC 012023
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
ISSUED BY OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER/OFB WASHINGTON DC
330 PM CST TUE MAR 01 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. 

GMZ089-020330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO   
330 PM CST TUE MAR 01 2011

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM TAMPA FLORIDA SW TO 26N90W 
THEN STATIONARY FRONT TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL EXTEND FROM 
KEY WEST FLORIDA TO 23N90W THEN STATIONARY TO EASTERN BAY OF 
CAMPECHE TONIGHT. BY WED STATIONARY FRONT WILL PREVAIL FROM KEY WEST 
TO 23N89W. OTHERWISE HIGH PRES WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE N WATERS WED 
THROUGH EARLY SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE N WATERS LATE 
SAT...THEN ACROSS THE WATERS S OF 25N BY SUN.

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GMZ080-020330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST TUE MAR 01 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N 
OF 27N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING N 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-020330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W    
330 PM CST TUE MAR 01 2011

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED THROUGH THU...E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT BY FRI. SEAS 
3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL...BECOMING N OF 22N 3 TO 5 FT BY SAT.
.SAT...WINDS BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 
22N 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N 
OF 22N 5 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-020330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST TUE MAR 01 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.  SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S 
OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 23N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE FRI. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
.SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 25N BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT N OF 25N 4 TO 6 FT. 

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GMZ086-020330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
330 PM CST TUE MAR 01 2011

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N...AND 
1 TO 2 FT S OF 26N. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED NIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS S OF 25N.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 
7 FT THU NIGHT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT...EXCEPT S OF 25N 7 TO 9 FT.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT THROUGHOUT.

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FORECASTER MCRANDAL