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

GMZ089-272130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST THU NOV 27 2008

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH CENTERED NEAR 28N85W WITH RIDGE TO 22N91W WILL
SHIFT E OF AREA THROUGH SUN AS THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES OFF
THE TEXAS COAST SAT MORNING...AND MOVE TO ALONG 30N88W TO 20N96W 
BY SUN MORNING...AND QUICKLY EXIT THE GULF MON. SLY FLOW WILL 
INCREASE FRI THROUGH SAT PRIOR TO THE ARRIVAL OF THE COLD FRONT 
WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NW IN ITS WAKE WITH HIGH PRES 
BUILDING OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF BEHIND THE FRONT.


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GMZ080-272130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST THU NOV 27 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.
.SAT...S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT W PART 
LATE LATE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W 
PART LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART. 
.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 LATE.
.MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT 
W OF 94W LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF 94W LATE.

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GMZ082-272130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST THU NOV 27 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT....EXCEPT SHIFTING
TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND THE FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND THE FRONT LATE. SE OF FRONT SE TO S 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 4 TO 6 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 INCREASING TO N TO NE 
15 TO 20 KT E OF 93W. SEAS 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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GMZ084-272130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST THU NOV 27 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 
20 KT EXCEPT BECOMING W TO NW 20 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS BUILDING 
TO 8 TO 11 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO  25 
KT.  SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N OF 25N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
10 TO 14 FT. S OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
NW SWELL.

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GMZ086-272130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST THU NOV 27 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO SW 15 TO 
20 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 
28N LATE.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N 
OF 26N AND SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT NW OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT AND TO 8 TO 10 FT NW OF FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST N OF
26N.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE