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FZNT24 KNHC 201452
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST MON FEB 20 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. 

GMZ089-202130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 AM CST MON FEB 20 2012

.SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY RETURN OVER THE NW GULF WATERS WILL 
SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF TONIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL 
STALL OVER THE NW WATERS TUE MORNING DISSIPATING BY TUE NIGHT. A 
SECOND COLD FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE TEXAS COASTAL PLAINS WED. 
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE W GULF THU NIGHT AND REACH 
THE SE WATERS FRI NIGHT.

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GMZ080-202130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS 
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST MON FEB 20 2012
 
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
NW PART TONIGHT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE 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 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT THEN 
BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.THU AND FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 
KT AND BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT 
BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT THU NIGHT AND 7 TO 11 FT FRI. SCATTERED TSTMS 
NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ082-202130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST MON FEB 20 2012
 
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT W OF FRONT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. 

$$
GMZ084-202130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST MON FEB 20 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT...SHIFTING TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING 3 TO 4 FT 
TONIGHT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 
TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART.
.WED...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED 
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND FRI...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT W OF FRONT.
SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ086-202130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST MON FEB 20 2012
 
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING 
TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT 
TONIGHT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 
TO 5 FT LATE.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS 
WITH FRONT.

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FORECASTER NELSON/DGS