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FZNT24 KNHC 260340
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST WED NOV 25 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.

GMZ089-260930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 PM CST WED NOV 25 2009

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM NAPLES FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN 
CHANNEL WILL MOVE TO THE FLORIDA KEYS TO WESTERN CUBA THU THEN 
MOVE SE OF THE AREA THU NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE ACROSS THE 
NORTHERN GULF IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT AND MOVE TO THE NE PART 
OF THE AREA BY SUN AS RETURN FLOW SETS UP OVER THE WESTERN GULF. 
NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE TO SW LOUISIANA TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS 
MON.

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GMZ080-260930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 PM CST WED NOV 25 2009

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N 
AND 7 TO 9 FT S OF 27N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 
94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT/ SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-260930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST WED NOV 25 2009

.TONIGHT...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 
TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 
FT. S OF 22N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. S OF 22N E OF 94W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-260930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 PM CST WED NOV 25 2009

.TONIGHT AND THU...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL.
.SUN AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-260930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
930 PM CST WED NOV 25 2009

.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
N OF 26N E OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E 
OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN