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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. $$
SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. GMZ084-100930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST TUE FEB 09 2010 TONIGHT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 25N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N. WED N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT. WED NIGHT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N...AND 7 TO 9 FT S OF 26N IN N SWELL. THU AND THU NIGHT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W PART LATE. FRI N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SAT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. SUN NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL S OF 26N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N. $$
