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FZNT24 KNHC 282017
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM 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.

GMZ089-290330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 PM 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 
MON MORNING AND REACHING FROM SW LOUISIANA TO S TEXAS MON NIGHT. 
LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP IN THE FAR NW GULF ALONG THE FRONT BY TUE 
AND MOVE NE ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TUE NIGHT DRAGGING A 
STRONG COLD FRONT TO POSITION FROM NW FLORIDA TO THE NW YUCATAN 
PENINSULA/EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WED EVENING AND THROUGH THE 
YUCATAN CHANNEL AND STRAITS OF FL THU.

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GMZ080-290330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST SAT NOV 28 2009

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 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 AND MON NIGHT...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...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 
S OF FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N W OF COLD FRONT NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.WED...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT.
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 
TO 6 FT.

$$
GMZ082-290330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST SAT NOV 28 2009

.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 AND MON NIGHT...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 6 TO 8 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 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...S OF 21N AND W OF 95W FROM 21N TO 23N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
6 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ084-290330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST SAT NOV 28 2009

.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 AND MON NIGHT...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 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 
25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

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GMZ086-290330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
330 PM CST SAT NOV 28 2009

.TONIGHT 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 AND MON NIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 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.
.THU...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER