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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM 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. 

GMZ089-030330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 PM CST THU FEB 02 2012

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

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GMZ080-030330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS 
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST THU FEB 02 2012

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF 
DENSE FOG.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND 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...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
 
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GMZ082-030330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM 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.
.TUE...W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 
94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-030330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
330 PM CST THU FEB 02 2012

.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.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-030330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST THU FEB 02 2012

.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.
.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.
.SAT NIGHT AND 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 AND TUE...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS