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FZNT24 KNHC 050304
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST WED NOV 04 2009

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 WED NOV 04 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL PREVAIL OVER THE GULF COAST STATES 
WHILE LOW PRES BUILDS OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF IN ASSOCIATION WITH 
T.S. IDA CURRENTLY OVER THE SW CARIBBEAN. EXPECT THIS 
STRENGTHENING PRES GRADIENT TO INCREASE WINDS ACROSS GULF WATERS 
THU THROUGH THE WEEKEND. LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO FORM IN THE 
BAY OF CAMPECHE BY SAT AND MOVE N THROUGH LATE MON.

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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 WED NOV 04 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...S OF 28N E OF 94W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT S OF 28N 
THU NIGHT AND FRI.
.SUN AND MON...E OF 94 W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.

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GMZ082-050930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST WED NOV 04 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 25 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 20N E OF 94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 
8 TO 12 FT THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS. 
.SAT AND SUN...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 
KT S OF 22N SUN. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 22N.
.MON...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 
E OF 94W S OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W 
N OF 22N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

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GMZ084-050930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 PM CST WED NOV 04 2009

...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON S OF 24N...

.TONIGHT...N OF 24N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 
FT.
.SAT AND SUN...FROM 23N TO 28N E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 
FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 24N. HIGHEST 
WINDS 45 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF 
TROPICAL STORM FORM WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 15 FT. N OF 24N E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

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GMZ086-050930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 PM CST WED NOV 04 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
25N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 
20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT AND FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 
FT THU NIGHT THEN BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT FRI AND FRI NIGHT.
.SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

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FORECASTER SCHAUER