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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST TUE NOV 03 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.

GMZ089-032130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 AM CST TUE NOV 03 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT REMAINS DRAPED OVER THE SOUTHERN 
GULF FROM 25N81W TO 23N89W TO 18N93W. 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 REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY 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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GMZ080-032130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST TUE NOV 03 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT S 
OF 27N AND E OF 94W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 
KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 27N BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT 
LATE THU AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 28N 
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT AND 6 TO 9 FT N OF 28N SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 
8 FT LATE FRI.
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 28N AND 5 TO 8 
FT N OF 28N.

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GMZ082-032130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST TUE NOV 03 2009

...GALE WARNING S OF 21N W OF 94W...

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR NUMEROUS 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...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 8 TO 12 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.
.SAT...S OF 21N W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 
FT. N OF 21N W OF 94 W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. N OF 21N E OF 94 W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 T0 10 
FT. S OF 21N E OF 94 W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN 
NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 

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GMZ084-032130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 AM CST TUE NOV 03 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 25N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 25N TONIGHT. 
.THU AND FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E LATE FRI. SEAS 6 
TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT THU NIGHT.
.SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 28 N AND 6 TO 9 
FT N OF 28N.

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GMZ086-032130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST TUE NOV 03 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...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...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT 
THU NIGHT THEN BECOMING E FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 
FT THU NIGHT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 27N AND 4 
TO 7 FT N OF 18N.

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FORECASTER AL