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FZNT24 KNHC 122103
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM 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.

GMZ089-130330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 PM 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 
MON.

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GMZ080-130330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST THU NOV 12 2009

.TONIGHT...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N 
SWELL...SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT LATE. W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT 
...BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 
FT LATE.
.FRI THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING
TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI NIGHT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT THROUGH 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 AND TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N AND
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING
TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.

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GMZ082-130330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST THU NOV 12 2009

.TONIGHT...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DECREASING TO 5 TO 
10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELLS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT 
LATE. W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 
20 KT W OF 95W FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT 
E OF 94W LATE.
.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.
.TUE...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 
12 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ084-130330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 PM CST THU NOV 12 2009

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 26N E OF 87W NW
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT S OF 26N E OF 87W 6 TO 9 FT
IN N SWELL.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI NIGHT.
.SAT THROUGH 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.
.TUE...N OF 25N SW TO S WINDS 10 TO TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 88W
BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ086-130330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
330 PM CST THU NOV 12 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N
26N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S 
OF 26N...AND SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N.
.SAT THROUGH 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.
.TUE...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N 
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS S OF 27N.

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FORECASTERS LEVINE/AGUIRRE