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FZNT24 KNHC 130302
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST SUN FEB 12 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. 

GMZ089-130930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 PM CST SUN FEB 12 2012

.SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW IS SETTING UP OVER W WATERS 
TONIGHT AND WILL SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF MON. A COLD 
FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST MON NIGHT AND ACROSS THE N 
GULF THROUGH TUE...STALLING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION TO 
THE CENTRAL GULF WED. REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL LIFT N WED. 
ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST ON THU... 
EXTENDING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NE MEXICO BY THU AFTERNOON AND 
SHIFTING E OF THE AREA FRI NIGHT. 

$$
GMZ080-130930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS 
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 PM CST SUN FEB 12 2012
 
.TONIGHT...E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING E TO SE 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SW TO W 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 93W MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS N PART. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT...BECOMING E TO SE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NW OF FRONT W 
TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 
6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT. 
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI 
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$
GMZ082-130930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST SUN FEB 12 2012

.TONIGHT...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT 
N OF 24N. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT S OF 20N 
E OF 93W.
.MON...N OF 23N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 
FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N OF 20N E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 7 FT. N OF 20N W OF 95W S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 
7 FT. S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E 
OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

$$
GMZ084-130930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 PM CST SUN FEB 12 2012
 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 26N AND 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 
26N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING 
SE MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON NIGHT. N 
OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S AND INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT AND BECOMING W TO NW 10 KT 
W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT N OF 25N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART.
.WED...N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S 
OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$
GMZ086-130930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 PM CST SUN FEB 12 2012
 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 25N AND 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 
25N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 
AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS NW PART TUE NIGHT.
.WED...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E 
TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E 
TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF 
FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

$$
FORECASTER SCHAUER