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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST SAT NOV 28 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.

GMZ089-282130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 AM CST SAT NOV 28 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL WATERS WILL SHIFT E 
OF AREA SUN. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE W GULF 
TONIGHT IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST 
SUNRISE MON AND REACHING FROM SW LOUISIANA TO S TEXAS MON NIGHT.
LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT TUE AND MOVE NE ACROSS THE 
MISSISSIPPI TUE NIGHT DRAGGING A STRONG COLD FRONT TO POSITION 
FROM NW FLORIDA TO THE NW YUCATAN PENINSULA SUNRISE WED AND SE 
OF GULF WATERS AROUND SUNRISE THU.

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GMZ080-282130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST SAT NOV 28 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE TO 
S 10 TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 
95W LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 95W AND 1 TO 3 FT E OF 
95W. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART TONIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 7 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW PART.
.MON...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF 
FRONT.
.TUE...NW OF FRONT AND LOW PRES NORTHERLY WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.

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GMZ082-282130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST SAT NOV 28 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W NE TO WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 
15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 30 KT 
BEHIND FRONT MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND 
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. 
.TUE...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. 
.WED...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ084-282130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST SAT NOV 28 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN 
SUBSIDING N SWELL.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS BECOMING S SUN NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE 15 
TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT N OF FRONT. 
S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N 
OF 24N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 
24N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ086-282130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
930 AM CST SAT NOV 28 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS BECOMING E TO SE SUN AND SUN NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 
25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT 
IN STRAITS OF FL THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. 
.MON...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT 
MON NIGHT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 28N S TO SE 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH FRONT. 
.TUE...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S 
OF FRONT TO 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW 25 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT LATE. S OF 27N 
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N 
PART.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER