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FZNT24 KNHC 092046
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST TUE FEB 09 2010

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.

GMZ089-100330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 PM CST TUE FEB 09 2010

.SYNOPSIS...LOW NEAR 28N83W 1009 MB WITH COLD FRONT SW TO 24N87W
TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MOVE E TONIGHT INTO WED MORNING
PUSHING THE COLD FRONT SE OF THE AREA LATE TONIGHT. A TROUGH 
WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SW GULF WED NIGHT WITH LOW PRES EXPECTED
TO DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH NEAR SOUTHERN TEXAS THU NIGHT AND 
MOVE E ALONG 25N FRI DRAGGING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN 
GULF. THE LOW AND COLD FRONT SHOULD EXIT THE AREA EARLY SAT AS
WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF PORTION.

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GMZ080-100330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST TUE FEB 09 2010

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
S OF 28N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 28N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W OF 
FRONT SHIFTING TO W TO NW. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-100330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST TUE FEB 09 2010

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 
KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.  
.WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-100330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST TUE FEB 09 2010

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 
25N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N...AND 
7 TO 9 FT S OF 26N IN N SWELL.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS W PART LATE.
.FRI...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT 
BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT BUILDING TO
8 TO 11 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF 
FRONT BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT 
LATE.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL S OF 
26N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N.

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GMZ086-100330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W    
330 PM CST TUE FEB 09 2010

.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING 10 
TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING 3 TO 4 FT THU 
NIGHT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE.
.SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT IN N SWELL S OF 26N...AND SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 
26N.
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N 
OF 26N.

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FORECASTER DGS/AGUIRRE