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FZNT24 KNHC 270322
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST SUN FEB 26 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. 

GMZ089-270930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 PM CST SUN FEB 26 2012

.SYNOPSIS...SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS 27N89W TO 24N93W TO 19N93W 
DRIFT W AND BECOMES DIFFUSE BY LATE MON.  HIGH PRES BUILDS 
ACROSS GULF WITH MODERATE SE-S BREEZE THROUGH FRI.

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GMZ080-270930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS 
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 PM CST SUN FEB 26 2012
 
.TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 
TROUGH SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF TROUGH. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 5 FT. E OF TROUGH SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE 
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE 
TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-270930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST SUN FEB 26 2012

.TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN 
SUBSIDING NE SWELL.  E OF TROUGH SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT 
IN SUBSIDING NE SWELL.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 95W S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.TUE THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-270930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 PM CST SUN FEB 26 2012

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 26N AND 4 
TO 6 FT S OF 26N. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N OF 28N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-270930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 PM CST SUN FEB 26 2012

.TONIGHT AND MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT  
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. AREAS OF RAIN AND SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 
27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N.
.MON NIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF RAIN AND 
SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N SE
TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES