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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM 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.

GMZ089-100930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 PM CST SUN NOV 09 2008

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF WILL SHIFT E OF
THE AREA BY WED IN ADVANCE OF LOW PRES DEVELOPING IN THE S PLAINS
STATES. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE 
TEXAS COAST WED EVENING PRECEDED WITH INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS 
OVER THE WESTERN GULF. THE FRONT SHOULD BECOME STATIONARY FROM
SW LOUISIANA TO S TEXAS THU INTO FRI MORNING...THEN PUSH INTO
THE MIDDLE GULF LATER ON FRI AS IT MERGES WITH A STRONGER COLD 
FRONT.

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GMZ080-100930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 PM CST SUN NOV 09 2008

.TONIGHT...S OF 29N W OF 93W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT...HIGHEST NEAR THE COAST. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT...EXCEPT E TO SE N OF 29N W OF 93W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND THU...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NW 
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.

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GMZ082-100930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST SUN NOV 09 2008

.TONIGHT...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE AND 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE BEHIND COLD FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 

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GMZ084-100930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 PM CST SUN NOV 09 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
24N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE AND 
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING 4 TO 
7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ086-100930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 PM CST SUN NOV 09 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.  

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FORECASTER NELSON/AGUIRRE