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FZNT24 KNHC 090902
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SUN NOV 09 2008

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.

GMZ089-091530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST SUN NOV 09 2008

.SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM TAMPA FL TO 23N91W...THEN 
STATIONARY TO TAMPICO MEXICO WILL BECOME DIFFUSE OVER THE FAR SE 
GULF LATER TODAY. HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE N CENTRAL GULF AND 
MOVES E AS NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE 
WED AND EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO S TEXAS THU.

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GMZ080-091530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST SUN NOV 09 2008

.TODAY...W OF 94W E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W 
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 
94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND THU...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W 
OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-091530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST SUN NOV 09 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT. W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-091530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST SUN NOV 09 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-091530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST SUN NOV 09 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT SAT. N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS