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FZNT24 KNHC 020328
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CST SUN NOV 01 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

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.

GMZ089-020930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CST SUN NOV 01 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING FRONTAL BOUNDARY FROM NEAR 26N82W TO 
22N90W TO 18N93W THIS EVENING WAS DRIFTING SE AND BECOMING 
DIFFUSE ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF...WHILE DRIFTING W ACROSS THE SW 
GULF. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BEHIND FRONT THROUGHOUT THE WEEK AS 
THE FRONT BECOMES DIFFUSE ACROSS THE E GULF...WHILE THE PORTION 
ACROSS THE SW GULF DRIFTS W THROUGH EARLY WED AND REMAINS ACTIVE 
WITH TSTMS. A REINFORCING WIND SURGE LATE TUE THROUGH WED WILL 
INCREASE N WINDS OVER THE SW GULF.

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GMZ080-020930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CST SUN NOV 01 2009

.TONIGHT...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 94W NE WINDS 
DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT MON 
NIGHT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 
FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. 
.WED AND THU...NE WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THU.  
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 27N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N.
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.


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GMZ082-020930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CST SUN NOV 01 2009

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 21N W OF 94W MON NIGHT AND      
   TUE...

.TONIGHT...S OF 20N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 
KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW 
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 
KT S OF 21N W OF 94W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 12 FT S OF 
21N W OF 94W. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT S OF 21N W 
OF 95W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 21N E OF 93W.
.THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 21N 
W OF 95W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N E OF 93W.

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GMZ084-020930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CST SUN NOV 01 2009

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N...5 TO 8 FT S OF 26N. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 24N NE WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. 
S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 
8 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N OF 24N NE WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT.

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GMZ086-020930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CST SUN NOV 01 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW 
SWELL EXCEPT TO 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG 
FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N 
NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 26N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING