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FZNT24 KNHC 272115
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM 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.

GMZ089-280330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST THU NOV 27 2008

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE E GULF NEAR 28N84W WITH
RIDGE SW TO NORTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL SHIFT TO E OF AREA 
THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE OFF 
THE TEXAS COAST SAT MORNING...AND REACH FROM 30N88W TO 20N96W BY 
SUN MORNING...THEN QUICKLY EXIT THE GULF MON. AHEAD OF THE FRONT
...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
THEN MOVE E THROUGH TUE ALLOWING FOR SLY FLOW TO INCREASE YET
AGAIN OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF AS LOW PRES DEEPENS OVER SOUTHERN
PLAINS AND W TEXAS.

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GMZ080-280330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST THU NOV 27 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR THE COAST.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N AND
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT SAT NIGHT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART NEAR 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 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.
.TUE...W OF 95W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF
95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N 10 KT E OF 92W.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT IN SUBSIDING N SWELL
E OF 92W.

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GMZ082-280330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST THU NOV 27 2008

.TONIGHT AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT W OF 94W
...AND 2 TO 4 FT E OF 94W.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
APPROACHING NW PART NEAR FRONT.
.SUN...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH 
OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR GALE FORCE W OF 95W. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 
TO 13 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO SE TO SE
15 TO 20 KT NW PART. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 94W...AND
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 94W.

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GMZ084-280330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST THU NOV 27 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING 
TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF FRONT NW TO N 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
N PART NEAR THE COAST.
.SUN...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N OF 25N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 
FT. S OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING NE S OF 25N LATE.
...AND VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT NW PART. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL
S OF 27N AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 27N...SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT 
S OF 25N LATE.

$$
GMZ086-280330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST THU NOV 27 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 
INCREASING TO SW 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 28N SAT NIGHT.
.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 AND TUE...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 
20 KT N OF 27N TUE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N 
OF 27N TUE.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE