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FZNT24 KNHC 222115
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST SUN NOV 22 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.

GMZ089-230330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 PM CST SUN NOV 22 2009

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 21N94W. THE 
FRONT WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE E AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT INTO MON. 
WEAK HIGH PRES WILL MOVE OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF LATE MON. NEXT 
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE AND TO FLORIDA BIG 
BEND TO TO BAY OF CAMPECHE WED AND FROM FLORIDA STRAITS TO 
YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE THU AND E OF THE AREA FRI.

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GMZ080-230330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST SUN NOV 22 2009

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT S OF 
27N AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N.  
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-230330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST SUN NOV 22 2009

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE AND 
INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 
TO 6 FT W OF FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.WED...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 
11 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU AND FRI...W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. E OF 93W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ084-230330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST SUN NOV 22 2009

.TONIGHT..N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 
8 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ086-230330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
330 PM CST SUN NOV 22 2009

.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 
TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT S 
TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS