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FZNT24 KNHC 121448
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST THU NOV 12 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.

GMZ089-122130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 AM CST THU NOV 12 2009

.SYNOPSIS...NLY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM W TO E AS 
HIGH PRES BUILDS INTO THE AREA. SE RETURN FLOW WILL BEGIN TO 
INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN GULF FRI IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD 
FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST INTO THE NW GULF
LATE MON.

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GMZ080-122130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST THU NOV 12 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 
15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE. 
W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS...INCREASING 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 
95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT. BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ082-122130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST THU NOV 12 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY THEN 
DIMINISH TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 
20 KT W OF 95W FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-122130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 AM CST THU NOV 12 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 87W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 
FT TONIGHT. E OF 87W NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 
KT THIS AFTERNOON THEN 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N 
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TONIGHT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-122130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
930 AM CST THU NOV 12 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING 
TO 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 
15 KT SUN. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
 
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FORECASTER AL