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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.
 
 
 
 GMZ089-100930-
 SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
 930 PM CST TUE FEB 09 2010
 
 
 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM FORT MYERS FLORIDA SW TO NORTHERN
 YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL MOVE E OF AREA WITHIN THE NEXT THREE
 HOURS. A TROUGH IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER THE SW GULF WED
 NIGHT WITH LOW PRES EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH NEAR
 SOUTHERN TEXAS THU AND THU NIGHT. THE LOW WILL THEN STRAIGHTEN
 WHILE TRACKING ENE DRAGGING A COLD FRONT ACROSS MAINLY ACROSS
 THE SOUTHERN GULF...EXITING THE AREA EARLY SAT AS WEAK HIGH PRES
 BUILDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF PORTION INTO SUN.
 
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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.        GMZ082-100930-  SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W  930 PM CST TUE FEB 09 2010    TONIGHT  N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 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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