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FZNT24 KNHC 141450
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST SAT NOV 14 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.

GMZ089-142130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 AM CST SAT NOV 14 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF WILL 
MOVE SLOWLY E THROUGH MON ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO 
GRADUALLY INCREASE 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 MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE 
BY TUE...THEN STALL AND BEGIN TO DRIFT W OVER THE FAR SW WATERS 
WED. A SHORT PERIOD OF GALE FORCE WINDS IS POSSIBLE BEHIND THE 
FRONT OVER A SMALL PORTION OF THE SW GULF TUE.

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GMZ080-142130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST SAT NOV 14 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 THROUGH 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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GMZ082-142130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST SAT NOV 14 2009

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 21N W OF 95W TUE...

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...W OF 94W 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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GMZ084-142130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 AM CST SAT NOV 14 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
BECOMING E TO SE AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE SUN NIGHT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...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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GMZ086-142130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
930 AM CST SAT NOV 14 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 
KT...BECOMING NE TO E AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...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 STRIPLING/AL