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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST TODAY FEB 19 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. 

GMZ089-191530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 AM CST TODAY FEB 19 2012

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 
THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MOVE SE OF AREA TONIGHT. SOUTHERLY 
RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE NW GULF WATERS TONIGHT...AND 
SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY LATE MON NIGHT. A WEAK COLD 
FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE NW WATERS TUE DISSIPATING TUE NIGHT. A 
STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF WED AND STALL OVER 
THE SE GULF THU.

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GMZ080-191530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS 
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST TODAY FEB 19 2012
 
.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT 
THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. A 
FEW SHOWERS SE WATERS EARLY.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART LATE MON NIGHT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT 
TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 
TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-191530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST TODAY FEB 19 2012

.TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT WITH N SWELL. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT.

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GMZ084-191530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST TODAY FEB 19 2012

.TODAY...N OF 26N S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING W TO NW BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO 
NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED  
TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 
27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE 
MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN MIXED N SWELL.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S THU 
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ086-191530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST TODAY FEB 19 2012
 
.TODAY...N OF 28N SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 28N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.   
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S 
OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART EARLY.    
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE MON 
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WIDESPREAD RAIN 
DEVELOPING OVER FAR N PORTION.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF RAIN 
OVER FAR N PORTION.
.THU...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

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FORECASTER NELSON