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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CORRECTED
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST THU NOV 27 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.

GMZ089-271530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST THU NOV 27 2008

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM 28N81W TO 25N98W FROM TODAY UNTIL FRIDAY
NIGHT. COLD FRONT REACHES NW WATERS FRI NIGHT/SAT MORNING.
FRONT WILL MOVE TO 30N88W TO 20N96W SUN MORNING...AND EXIT AREA
BY MONDAY MORNING. SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 90W...AND
10 KT E OF 90W UNTIL FRONT REACHES NW WATERS. SLY RETURN FLOW
REACHES 20 KT S OF 24N W OF 90W AS FRONT REACHES NW WATERS.
WIND SPEEDS WILL RANGE FROM 20 TO 25 KT ON BOTH SIDES OF FRONT
AS IT MOVES ACROSS GLFMEX.

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GMZ080-271530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W...CORRECTED 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST THU NOV 27 2008

CORRECTED FOR SATURDAY

.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW 
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT. 
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE EXCEPT BECOMING W TO NW N OF 29N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT W OF 
94W LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF 94W LATE.

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GMZ082-271530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W...CORRECTED
330 AM CST THU NOV 27 2008

CORRECTED FOR FRI NIGHT

.TODAY THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LES. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING
TO 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 
KT N OF 23N AND 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 
9 FT THEN SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 23N LATE. SE OF FRONT SE 
TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...N OF 23N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE AND 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 93W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 
4 TO 7 FT. S OF 23N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT E OF 93W AND 15 TO 
20 KT W OF 93W. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT E OF 93W AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF 93W.


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GMZ084-271530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST THU NOV 27 2008

.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...S OF FRONT S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT BECOMING W TO NW 20 KT N OF 28N LATE.
SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT THEN SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT
LATE SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
S OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 

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GMZ086-271530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST THU NOV 27 2008

.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 
TO 20 KT EXCEPT INCREASING AGAIN TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 28N LATE. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N. 
SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 
TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N OF SECONDARY FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT 
BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 8 FT.

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FORECASTER MT