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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST THU NOV 26 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.

GMZ089-261530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 AM CST THU NOV 26 2009

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT OVER THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL MOVE 
SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA TODAY. HIGH PRES OVER TEXAS WILL MOVE EAST 
REACHING NORTH FLORIDA LATE SATURDAY WITH RIDGE OVER NORTH GULF 
OF MEXICO COAST SUNDAY. RIDGE WILL WEAKEN MONDAY AS A COLD FRONT 
MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST MONDAY. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE TO 
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE COAST OF MEXICO NEAR 22N LATE 
MONDAY.

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GMZ080-261530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST THU NOV 26 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO NE WINDS 15 KT 
LATE TONIGHT. 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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GMZ082-261530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST THU NOV 26 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO N 
TO NE WINDS 15 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 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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GMZ084-261530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST THU NOV 26 2009

.TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT AND N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE FRI. 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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GMZ086-261530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
330 AM CST THU NOV 26 2009

.TODAY...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.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT AND N WINDS 15 KT LATE FRI AND 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 
TO 4 FT LATE FRI NIGHT.
.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 LL