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FZNT24 KNHC 132049
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM 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.

GMZ089-140330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 PM CST FRI NOV 13 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE GULF WATERS 
WITH SE RETURN FLOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH MON WHEN THE 
NEXT COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST. 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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GMZ080-140330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST FRI NOV 13 2009

.TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. E OF 
93W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S WINDS LATE. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...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.
.WED...W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WED 
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. E OF 94W NE 
TO E WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-140330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST FRI NOV 13 2009

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

.TONIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E 
OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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.
.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.
.WED...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING E TO SE AND 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. E 
OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ084-140330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 PM CST FRI NOV 13 2009

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...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...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT.  

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GMZ086-140330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
330 PM CST FRI NOV 13 2009

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...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 AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 
25 KT THROUGHOUT LATE TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 
FT TUE NIGHT. 

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FORECASTER AL