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

GMZ089-150330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 PM 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 FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE BY 
TUE...THEN STALL AND BEGIN TO DRIFT W OVER THE FAR SW WATERS 
THU. 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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GMZ080-150330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST SAT NOV 14 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF 95W SE 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.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU 
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ082-150330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST SAT NOV 14 2009

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

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...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.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH 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 TUE. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT TUE. E OF FRONT NE TO E 
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. 
.THU...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 93W SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  

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GMZ084-150330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 PM CST SAT NOV 14 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
BECOMING E TO SE AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT S OF 25N LATE SUN 
NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND WED...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING 
TO 15 KT WED...THEN SHIFTING N TO NE WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT 
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL WED.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-150330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
330 PM CST SAT NOV 14 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 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.
.THU...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 KT 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT. 

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FORECASTER AL