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FZNT24 KNHC 102109
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST FRI FEB 10 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. 

GMZ089-110330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 PM CST FRI FEB 10 2012

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK SURFACE LOW AT 27N93W EARLY THIS EVENING WILL 
BE ABSORBED BY A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE NW GULF WATERS 
EARLY TONIGHT. THE MERGED FRONT WILL RACE SE OF AREA ON SAT 
AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE NW WATERS 
SUN NIGHT...AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY LATE MON. THE 
NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE NW COASTAL PLAINS MON
NIGHT...STALLING OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TUE NIGHT. REMNANTS 
OF THE FRONT WILL LIFT N WED AS A RIDGE BUILDS FROM TAMPA BAY TO 
THE TEXAS COASTAL BEND.

$$
GMZ080-110330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS 
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST FRI FEB 10 2012
 
.TONIGHT...W FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT LATE. E OF FRONT SE TO S 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SW JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS N PART. 
.TUE...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$
GMZ082-110330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST FRI FEB 10 2012

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 22N AND 3 
TO 5 FT S OF 22N.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO SE 
SUN NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-110330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST FRI FEB 10 2012
 
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 
KT NW WATERS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N.
.SAT...N OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 
24N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N 
SWELL.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO S MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 
TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON NIGHT. 
.TUE...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS N PART.
.WED...N OF 25N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SE TO 
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-110330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST FRI FEB 10 2012
 
.TONIGHT...N OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S 
OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT 
IN N SWELL.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART.
.WED...N OF 27N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE 
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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FORECASTER NELSON