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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST SAT NOV 19 2011

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. 

GMZ089-200330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST SAT NOV 19 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRES JUST N OF THE AREA WILL 
MAINTAIN A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT WITH FRESH TRADEWINDS ACROSS THE 
E GULF AND FRESH SE RETURN FLOW OVER THE W GULF THROUGH EARLY 
WED. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY WED 
AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA TO 25N95W TO VERACRUZ 
MEXICO BY WED EVENING...AND THEN E OF THE AREA THU.

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GMZ080-200330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST SAT NOV 19 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 
FT. 
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-200330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST SAT NOV 19 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 23N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E 
OF FRONT E TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-200330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST SAT NOV 19 2011

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

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GMZ086-200330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST SAT NOV 19 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 
4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING W TO NW LATE 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
SHIFTING NE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER AL