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FZNT24 KNHC 261507
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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.

GMZ089-262130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 AM CST THU NOV 26 2009

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 26N81W TO 22N85W WILL MOVE 
SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA BY SUNSET. HIGH PRES OVER TEXAS WILL MOVE 
EAST REACHING NORTH FLORIDA LATE SAT WITH RIDGE OVER NORTH GULF 
OF MEXICO COAST SUN. RIDGE WILL WEAKEN MON AS A COLD FRONT MOVES 
OFF THE TEXAS COAST. COLD FRONT WILL LIE FROM MOBILE BAY TO 
21N98W LATE MON NIGHT.

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GMZ080-262130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST THU NOV 26 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 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 7 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI NIGHT.
.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 BUILDING 
TO 7 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 
FT.

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GMZ082-262130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST THU NOV 26 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 
TO 9 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 21N BETWEEN 93W AND 96W N WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 
4 TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT.
.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...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S 
TO SW WINDS WITHIN 90 N OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ084-262130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST THU NOV 26 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 28N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
INCREASING TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 
28N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...S OF 27N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING TO N TO NE WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
25N S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-262130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
930 AM CST THU NOV 26 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 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 BECOMING N TO 
NE WINDS 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 TO 6 FT 
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 4 FT.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER