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FZNT24 KNHC 171433
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST TUE NOV 17 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.

GMZ089-172130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 AM CST TUE NOV 17 2009

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE EXTENDING SW 
TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS MORNING. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO 
MOVE E-SE THROUGH WED EVENING...REACHING N FLORIDA TO JUST OFF 
NW COAST OF THE YUCATAN...BEFORE STALLING AND WEAKENING. A BRIEF 
PERIOD OF GALE FORCE WINDS IS EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT OVER THE 
FAR SW GULF TODAY. NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE GULF COAST 
FRI AND EXTEND FROM NEAR MOBILE AL TO 19N94W SAT. LOW PRES WILL 
FORM ALONG THE FRONT LEADING TO FRESH TO STRONG WINDS AND 
BUILDING SEAS ACROSS THE N GULF. 

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GMZ080-172130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST TUE NOV 17 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT 
E OF 91W...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. S OF 27N SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. N OF 27N SEAS 5 TO 7 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 LATE.  
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N AND 3 TO 
5 FT N OF 27N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. E OF 94W E TO 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
.FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 
94W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-172130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST TUE NOV 17 2009

...GALE WARNING S OF 21N W OF 95W TUE...

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT S OF 21N. 
SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 
30 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS DECREASING TO 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N 
OF 23N IN THE AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING NW TO N 20 KT BEHIND FRONT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE.
.SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. E OF 
FRONT NE TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-172130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 AM CST TUE NOV 17 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WITHIN 80 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. OTHERWISE...SE OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S 
OF 26N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 
26N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N LATE.
.SAT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 
BEHIND FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 
25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE.  

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GMZ086-172130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
930 AM CST TUE NOV 17 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
BECOMING NW 15 KT NW OF FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING 
TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF FRONT TONIGHT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 20 WINDS TO 
25 KT N OF 25N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 
6 FT N OF 25N IN THE AFTERNOON. 

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FORECASTER STRIPLING/AL