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FZNT24 KNHC 131435
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST FRI NOV 13 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.

GMZ089-132130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 AM CST FRI NOV 13 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE GULF WATERS. 
SE RETURN FLOW WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN GULF THIS 
AFTERNOON IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT FORECAST TO MOVE OFF 
THE TEXAS COAST INTO THE NW GULF MON. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO 
WEAKEN AS REACHES FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF 
CAMPECHE BY TUE...BUT SHOULD BE FOLLOWED BY A SHORT PERIOD OF 
GALE FORCE WINDS INTO A PORTION OF THE SW GULF TUE.

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GMZ080-132130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST FRI NOV 13 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. 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 8 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ082-132130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST FRI NOV 13 2009

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 22N W OF 95W TUE...

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W TONIGHT. 
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...EXCEPT S OF 22N W 
OF 95W WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 14 
FT. E OF FRONT E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ084-132130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 AM CST FRI NOV 13 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
EARLY. OTHERWISE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT.
.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 26N S TO S WINDS 10 TO TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND 
FRONT BECOMING NW AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT... EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N NE TO 
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ086-132130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
930 AM CST FRI NOV 13 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT
N OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING/AL