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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST SUN NOV 23 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.

GMZ089-240330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST SUN NOV 23 2008

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EAST UNITED STATES 
COAST WILL MOVE EAST OVER THE ATLANTIC. NEXT WEAK COLD FRONT 
WILL MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST MON AFTERNOON AND EXTEND FROM NE
FLORIDA TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO BY TUE AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE
E OF AREA LATE TUES NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE E ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN U.S. BEHIND THE FRONT...AND SLIDE E OF THE 
GULF LATE THU WITH A RIDGE W ALONG 30N. STRONG COLD FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST FRI AFTERNOON...AND EXTEND 
FROM NEAR MOBILE BAY SW TO 25N98W LATE.

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GMZ080-240330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST SUN NOV 23 2008

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARL...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 
15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N NORTHERLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
BECOME NE 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT BECOME E TO SE 10 KT E OF 95W AND SE 
15 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO S 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 20 KT SHIFTING TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT W OF 
FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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GMZ082-240330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST SUN NOV 23 2008

.TONIGHT...E OF 94W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 94W SE 
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITH NE SWELL.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 21N SE WINDS 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO
NE TO E 10 KT MON NIGHT AND TO N 10 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
S OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED...E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL.
W OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL.
.THU...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 94W SE 
TO S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO SE TO S 5 TO 
10 KT...EXCEPT N 20 KT FAR NW PART LATE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 21N AND 4 TO 6 FT FAR NW PART.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PART LATE.

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GMZ084-240330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST SUN NOV 23 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.MON...S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING
TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 
NE TO E 10 KT WED. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 
FT N OF 27N.
.THU...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE WINDS 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT
N OF 29N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST N PART. S OF 25N SE TO S 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-240330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST SUN NOV 23 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT FAR SE
WATERS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT MON 
NIGHT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING 
TO NE 15 KT TUE NIGHT...AND TO NE 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS BUILDING 
TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF
25N...AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 25N.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 25N...AND 
BUILDING 3 TO 4 FT N OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW
PART.

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FORECASTER LL