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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST WED FEB 29 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. 

GMZ089-010930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 PM CST WED FEB 29 2012

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES EXTENDING FROM THE SW ATLC TO ACROSS
THE NORTHERN WATERS WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT EASTWARD THU THROUGH 
SAT ALLOWING FOR A COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS AND SW 
LOUISIANA COASTS SAT MORNING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE 
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT EVENING...AND MOVE 
SE OF THE AREA SUN EVENING. STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED 
IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT REACHING GALE FORCE OVER A PORTION OF 
THE SW ZONE SAT AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUN.

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GMZ080-010930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS 
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 PM CST WED FEB 29 2012
 
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S TO SW 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 
15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS FAR NW PART.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N PART.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N LATE.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N E 
OF 93W AND SHIFTING TO E TO SE W OF 93W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N 
AND 1 TO 3 FT N OF 27N. 

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GMZ082-010930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST WED FEB 29 2012

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 25N W OF 95W SAT AFTERNOON 
THROUGH EARLY SUN...

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 
S OF 23N E OF 93W NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT N OF 22N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 22N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 30 TO 40 KT 
BEHIND FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 
11 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...S OF 22N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT EARLY... 
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 
TO 8 FT NW PART LATE. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE BAY OF CAMPECHE.
.MON...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF 
94W WINDS NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN NE 
SWELL.

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GMZ084-010930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 PM CST WED FEB 29 2012

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N...AND  
4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. AREAS OF 
DENSE FOG N PART.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...THEN 
BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 
15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 
TO 15 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT 
N OF 28N LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 
.MON...S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 26N 
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 
FT N OF 28N.

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GMZ086-010930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 PM CST WED FEB 29 2012

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 
AREAS OF DENSE FOG N PART.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...THEN 
BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 
26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.  
.SUN...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 
KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 
28N LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.  
.MON...S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 26N N 
TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT 
N OF 28N.

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FORECASTER GR