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FZNT24 KNHC 242114
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST FRI FEB 24 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. 

GMZ089-250330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 PM CST FRI FEB 24 2012

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NE COAST OF MEXICO. 
FRONT EXTEND FROM BIG BEND OF FLORIDA TO THE W BAY OF CAMPECHE 
TONIGHT THEN STALL FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO 23N90W TO CENTRAL 
BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE SAT.  REMNANTS OF FRONT DRIFT N SAT NIGHT 
AND DISSIPATE AS ATLC RIDGE BUILDS W ACROSS AREA THROUGH WED.

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GMZ080-250330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS 
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST FRI FEB 24 2012
 
...GALE WARNING S OF 26N...

.TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT S 
OF 26N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT S OF 26N. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE AT 25 
KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING 11 FT SAT NIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 93W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 
FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN 
NE SWELL.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT MON 
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-250330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST FRI FEB 24 2012
 
...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
W OF FRONT N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 22N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 
KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. S OF 22N E 
OF FRONT SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 22 NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE SUN. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING 
TO 5 FT LATE SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.MON...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE 
SWELL. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TUE AND WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-250330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST FRI FEB 24 2012

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT SAT NIGHT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT S OF 25N 
LATE SUN. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 15 MON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-250330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST FRI FEB 24 2012
 
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N AT 20 TO 25 
KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT BEHIND THE 
FRONT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N AT 20 TO 25 
KT BEHIND FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN 
N SWELL LATE TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR 
FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 
9 FT. SE OF FRONT E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING SE MON. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT MON. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.TUE...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS