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FZNT24 KNHC 030915
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST FRI FEB 03 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. 

GMZ089-031530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 AM CST FRI FEB 03 2012

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER SOUTHERN STATES STRENGTHEN 
THROUGH FRI AND MOVE E WHILE COLD FRONT MOVES OFF TEXAS COAST 
LATE SAT.  FRONT EXTEND FROM MOUTH OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO BAY 
OF CAMPECHE LATE SUN THEN STALL AND WEAKEN FROM FLORIDA 
PANHANDLE TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE MON.  BROAD LOW PRES 
TROUGH OVER YUCATAN MON MOVES INTO GULF AND ENHANCES E WINDS 
OVER MOST OF E AND CENTRAL GULF.  GALE FORCE GUSTS POSSIBLE OVER 
SW GULF LATE SUN AND MON.

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GMZ080-031530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS 
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST FRI FEB 03 2012

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF 
LOCALLY DENSE FOG N OF 29N EARLY TODAY.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 
TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 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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GMZ082-031530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST FRI FEB 03 2012

.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW AT 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT 
INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT W OF 
FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...S OF 24N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 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. 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 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-031530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
330 AM CST FRI FEB 03 2012

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N.
.MON...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT.

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GMZ086-031530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST FRI FEB 03 2012

.TODAY THROUGH SAT...S OF 26N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  N 
OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
.MON...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES