Gulf of Mexico Weather

National Hurricane Center Miami

        
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FZNT24 KNHC 050239
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST SAT FEB 04 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. 

GMZ089-050930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 PM CST SAT FEB 04 2012

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NE 
MEXICO WILL MOVE SE AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE 
BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN....AND DRIFTS INTO THE SE GULF WATERS SUN 
NIGHT...STALLS TUE...THEN DRIFTS NW AGAIN WED AND THU. A TROUGH 
OVER THE S CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE E OF AREA MON NIGHT. HIGH 
PRESSURE WILL BUILD S IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT.

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GMZ080-050930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS 
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 PM CST SAT FEB 04 2012
 
.TONIGHT...E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. W OF 
FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 
TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.  
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.THU...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
 
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GMZ082-050930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST SAT FEB 04 2012

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT W OF 
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 24N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.
.TUE...W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 
94W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N 
TO NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-050930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
930 PM CST SAT FEB 04 2012

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S 
OF 27N W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
27N E OF TROUGH SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ086-050930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 PM CST SAT FEB 04 2012

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 
26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N.
.SUN...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N.
.SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
25N W F TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 25N E OF 
TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 25N W F TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N 
E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AN
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT NE 
TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON