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FZNT24 KNHC 032038
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM 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. 

GMZ089-040330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 PM CST FRI FEB 03 2012

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE CENTERED OVER EASTERN U.S. WILL 
SHIFT SE OFF N CAROLINA COAST EARLY SAT THEN INTO W CENTRAL ATLC 
SUN. COLD FRONT TO MOVE SE OFF TEXAS COAST SAT AFTERNOON AND 
EXTEND FROM MOUTH OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO BY 
SUN MORNING...BRIEFLY STALL THEN MOVE SE AND STALL AGAIN FROM 
FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE MON.  GALE FORCE GUSTS 
POSSIBLE OVER FAR W AND SW GULF WATERS BEHIND THE FRONT LATE SUN 
THROUGH MON MORNING. BROAD LOW PRES TROUGH ACROSS FAR NW CARIB 
AND E YUCATAN ON MON TO DRIFT N AND EXTEND INTO SE GULF MON 
NIGHT THROUGH WED AND ENHANCE WINDS N OF OLD FRONT ACROSS SE 
GULF.

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GMZ080-040330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS 
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST FRI FEB 03 2012

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SE WINDS W OF 95W 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF LOCALLY DENSE FOG NW HALF LATE.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY SAT 
BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 KT AHEAD OF FRONT THEN N TO NE 15 KT 
LATE SUN. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT S OF 27N W OF 95W SUN. SEAS BUILDING 
TO 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT TO 8 TO 10 FT SW PART LATE. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT 
FAR SW PART.
 
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GMZ082-040330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST FRI FEB 03 2012

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 21N. SEAS 
3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 20N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NE SAT 
EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 
25 KT W OF FRONT...INCREASING 25 TO 30 KT LATE SUN AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT W OF FRONT LATE. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS 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.
.WED...N OF 22N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 22N N 
TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ084-040330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
330 PM CST FRI FEB 03 2012

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 7 
FT N OF YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S 
OF 25N. AREAS OF LOCALLY DENSE FOG N OF 27N LATE.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE AHEAD 
OF FRONT THEN N TO NE 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT 
BUILDING TO 5 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE.
.MON...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SE 
OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 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.
.WED...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
ALONG AND SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. 

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GMZ086-040330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST FRI FEB 03 2012

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 24N E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 
KT TONIGHT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT FROM 24N TO 26N...DIMINISHING TO 
15 TO 20 KT SAT AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N E 
WINDS 20 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 
TO 8 FT WITHIN THE FLORIDA CURRENT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 
KT EARLY SUN. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 
KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SE OF FRONT E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING