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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST MON FEB 27 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. 

GMZ089-271530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 AM CST MON FEB 27 2012

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH WILL PREVAIL OVER THE NW GULF AND 
BECOME DIFFUSE TONIGHT. OTHERWISE...HIGH PRES WILL PREVAIL 
ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH FRI.

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GMZ080-271530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS 
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST MON FEB 27 2012
 
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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...SUBSIDE 
TO SEAS 4 TO 5 FT TONIGHT.
.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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GMZ082-271530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST MON FEB 27 2012

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 
15 KT. TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-271530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST MON FEB 27 2012

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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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GMZ086-271530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST MON FEB 27 2012

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT  SUBSIDING TO 3 FT 
LATE. AREAS OF RAIN N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N.
.TONIGHT...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.
.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 AL