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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. $$
SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. GMZ080-100330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST TUE FEB 09 2010 TONIGHT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. WED AND WED NIGHT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 28N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 28N. THU AND THU NIGHT E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT SHIFTING TO W TO NW. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. FRI W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SAT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SUN N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$
