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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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.

GMZ089-140930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 PM CST FRI NOV 13 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF WILL 
MOVE SLOWLY E THROUGH MON ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO 
CONTINUE OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF THROUGH EARLY MON. A COLD
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO THEN MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST MON AFTERNOON
...THEN WEAKEN UNDER SOUTHWARD BUILDING HIGH PRES AS IT REACHES 
FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE BY TUE...AND 
OVER THE FAR SE WATERS WED. A SHORT PERIOD OF GALE FORCE WINDS 
IS EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT OVER A SMALL PORTION OF THE SW
GULF TUE.

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GMZ080-140930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 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...AND DIMINISHING TO 15 
TO 20 KT N OF 27N W OF FRONT TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND 
FRONT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.WED...W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE LATE
WED. 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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GMZ082-140930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST FRI NOV 13 2009

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 21N 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 21N W 
OF 95W INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 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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GMZ084-140930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 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...EXCEPT S OF 26N INCREASING TO 
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 26N...AND BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT
S OF 26N.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N...AND TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 
26N.  

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GMZ086-140930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
930 PM CST FRI NOV 13 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO
5 TO 10 KT NEAR DAYBREAK. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N N WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 
TO E AND INCREASING TO 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 15 TO 
20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE