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FZNT24 KNHC 160307
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST SUN NOV 15 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.

GMZ089-160930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 PM CST SUN NOV 15 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF WILL 
GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST MON 
AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR PENSACOLA TO THE SW 
GULF ALONG 94W TUE EVENING...THEN STALL AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE 
BY WED. A BRIEF PERIOD OF GALE FORCE WINDS IS POSSIBLE BEHIND 
THE FRONT OVER THE FAR SW GULF TUE.

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GMZ080-160930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 PM CST SUN NOV 15 2009

.TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E 
OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT 
BEHIND FRONT MON AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT 
BEHIND FRONT LATE MON. SCATTRED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 27N AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 27N.  
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT 
S OF 27N AND 2 TO 5 FT N OF 27N.   
. WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST SE 
PART.
.THU...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE TO S 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
.FRI...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W NE 
TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ082-160930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST SUN NOV 15 2009

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

.TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 
95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
WITHIN 60 NM OF THE YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 
30 KT BEHIND FRONT MON EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 
8 FT BEHIND FRONT MON NIGHT. SCATTRED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.TUE...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT 
S OF 21N W OF 95W. SEAS BUILDING T0 8 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT NE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 9 
TO 11 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT ENTIRE AREA.  
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-160930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 PM CST SUN NOV 15 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT 
WITHIN 60 NM OF THE YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS 
BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT 
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT BEHIND FRONT MON NIGHT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT.
.WED...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...OCCASIONALLY 20 KT 
THU EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL.
.THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-160930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
930 PM CST SUN NOV 15 2009

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 TO 
15 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 
TO 4 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE TUE NIGHT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL.
.THU AND FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER GR