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NWS Forecast

FZNT24 KNHC 131510
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST MON FEB 13 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.

GMZ089-132130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 AM CST MON FEB 13 2012

SYNOPSIS
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF WILL
SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF TONIGHT. NEXT COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST WED NIGHT...EXTENDING FROM SE LOUISIANA
TO NE MEXICO BY THU AFTERNOON THEN STALL FROM N FLORIDA TO
27N90W TO NE MEXICO FRI AFTERNOON. A LOW PRES MAY FORM ALONG THE
FRONT OVER THE NW GULF LATE FRI.


GMZ080-132130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST MON FEB 13 2012

THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING
SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 93W TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART.

TUE AND TUE NIGHT
W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. E OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE TUE
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT. 

WED
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT W OF
94W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG
FRONT WED NIGHT.

THU
W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

FRI
N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS W OF 95W. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.


GMZ082-132130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST MON FEB 13 2012

THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4
TO 6 FT TUE NIGHT.

 TUE AND TUE NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO
20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT S OF 22N.

WED
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

THU
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

FRI
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT NW
PART. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW
PART.


GMZ084-132130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 AM CST MON FEB 13 2012

THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT.

TUE AND TUE NIGHT
N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT TUE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE TO
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.

WED
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

THU
N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW TO N
BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO
15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

FRI
N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.


GMZ086-132130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
930 AM CST MON FEB 13 2012

THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
N OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING SE
TO S WINDS TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

TUE AND TUE NIGHT
N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

WED
N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

THU
N OF 26N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

FRI
N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 BEHIND
FRONT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.


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