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FZNT24 KNHC 281436
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST TUE FEB 28 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. 

GMZ089-282130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 AM CST TUE FEB 28 2012

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH ALONG THE TEXAS COAST WILL INLAND EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON. ATLC HIGH PRES WILL BUILD WESTWARD ALONG 28N 
INTO THU. THE HIGH WILL BEGIN TO RETREAT EASTWARD FRI AND SAT 
ALLOWING FOR A COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS AND SW LOUISIANA 
COASTS LATE FRI. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA 
PANHANDLE TO TAMPICO MEXICO EARLY SAT...AND FROM NE FLORIDA TO 
WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE SAT. STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT.

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GMZ080-282130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS 
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST TUE FEB 28 2012
 
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING 
NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO
6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ082-282130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST TUE FEB 28 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 
S OF 22N E OF 93W NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 
4 FT N OF 22N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 22N.
.FRI...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING N 15 
TO 20 KT EARLY THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ084-282130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST TUE FEB 28 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 28N.
.WED THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N 
BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL...
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR NW PORTION.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N SHIFTING TO SW LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 28N LATE. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER N PORTION.
.SAT...S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. N OF 25N WINDS S TO SW 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE  20 TO 
25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT 
BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ086-282130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST TUE FEB 28 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
25N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N.
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 
28N SHIFTING TO SW WED NIGHT  SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N 
PORTION.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N PORTION.
.SAT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 
KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND 
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE