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FZNT24 KNHC 180315
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM 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.

GMZ089-180930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 PM CST TUE NOV 17 2009

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM APALACHICOLA FLORIDA S TO 26N85W
...AND SW INTO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL SLOWLY MOVE
E REACHING FROM NE FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA THROUGH
WED EVENING WHILE DISSIPATING. NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE 
TEXAS COAST FRI...AND REACH FROM NEAR MOBILE ALABAMA TO 19N97W 
SAT NIGHT...AND FROM NE FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA SUN. LOW 
PRES IS EXPECTED TO FORM ALONG THE FRONT LEADING TO FRESH TO 
STRONG WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ACROSS THE N GULF. 

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GMZ080-180930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 PM CST TUE NOV 17 2009

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 
26N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...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 INCREASING TO 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.
.SUN...W PART E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E PART 
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 2 
TO 4 FT LATE.

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GMZ082-180930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST TUE NOV 17 2009

.TONIGHT...S OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 23N W OF FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS...DIMINISHING 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 AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 23N INCREASING TO 
15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 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 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...W PART E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E PART 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-180930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 PM CST TUE NOV 17 2009

.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. SE OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND WITHIN 
120 NM SE OF FRONT.
.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 AND THU NIGHT...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.  
.SUN...W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-180930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
930 PM CST TUE NOV 17 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NW OF 
FRONT BECOMING NW AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. 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 AND THU NIGHT...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...EXCEPT N OF 25N BECOMING SE 
TO S AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT...EXCEPT N OF 25N BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N AND 
DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 
FT. S OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N AND
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE