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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1135 AM CST THU FEB 02 2012

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. 

GMZ089-022130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1135 AM CST THU FEB 02 2012

.SYNOPSIS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG NORTHERN GULF WILL 
STRENGTHEN THROUGH FRI. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA SAT AS 
COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE TEXAS COAST. THE COLD FRONT WILL 
EXTEND FROM THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO VERACRUZ 
MEXICO BY LATE SUN THEN STALL AND WEAKEN FROM NEAR THE FLORIDA 
PANHANDLE TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE MON. STRONG HIGH 
PRES BUILDING IN BEHIND THE FRONT WITH GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED 
OVER A PORTION OF THE SW GULF LATE SUN AND MON.

$$
GMZ080-022130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS 
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY...UPDATED 
1130 AM CST THU FEB 02 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG TONIGHT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF 
DENSE FOG W OF 93W.
.SUN...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT NE 
TO E 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.MON...W OF 94W NE TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 
94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
 
$$
GMZ082-022130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1135 AM CST THU FEB 02 2012

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W SUN NIGHT AND MON...

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT W OF 
FRONT AND INCREASING 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 8 
TO 10 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...S OF 24N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 
FT. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.

$$
GMZ084-022130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
1135 AM CST THU FEB 02 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

$$
GMZ086-022130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1135 AM CST THU FEB 02 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS  2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT S OF 26N.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N 
AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N.
.SUN...N OF 27N WINDS E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...N OF 26N WINDS E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

$$
FORECASTER AGUIRRE/DGS