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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST MON NOV 02 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.

GMZ089-022130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 AM CST MON NOV 02 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY FROM 26N82W TO 23N90W 
TO 18N94W WILL BECOME DIFFUSE OVER THE GULF LATER TODAY. HIGH 
PRES WILL BUILD DOWN FROM THE N BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH THE 
WEEK WITH THE FRONT DISSIPATING IN THE E GULF...WHILE THE 
WESTERN PORTION OF THE FRONT SLOWLY DRIFTS W ACROSS THE SW GULF 
THROUGH THE WEEK AND REMAINS ACTIVE WITH TSTMS. A REINFORCING 
WIND SURGE ON WED WILL INCREASE NORTHERLY WINDS OVER THE SW GULF.

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GMZ080-022130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST MON NOV 02 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. 
.WED AND THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT 
WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 27N AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N.
.FRI...NE WINDS DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 
28N AND 6 TO 9 FT N OF 28N.

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GMZ082-022130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST MON NOV 02 2009

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 21N W OF 94W WED THROUGH WED 
NIGHT...

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 21N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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...S OF 21N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...S OF 21N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 
10 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. 
.THU AND FRI...S OF 21N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 
9 FT N OF 21N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 21N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ084-022130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 AM CST MON NOV 02 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 24N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 
KT N OF 25N WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT WED 
NIGHT. 
.THU AND FRI...N OF 25N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT 
BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT THU NIGHT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL FRI.

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GMZ086-022130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST MON NOV 02 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. SE OF FRONT 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 
4 TO 6 FT TUE NIGHT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 
KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT THU NIGHT.

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FORECASTER AL