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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. $$
SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. GMZ082-100930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST TUE FEB 09 2010 TONIGHT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. WED NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. WED NIGHT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. THU AND THU NIGHT N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. FRI W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SAT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. SUN NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. $$