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FZNT24 KNHC 191438
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST SAT NOV 19 2011

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. 

GMZ089-192130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST SAT NOV 19 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRES JUST N OF THE AREA WILL 
MAINTAIN A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT ACROSS SE GULF THROUGH THE 
WEEKEND AND SE RETURN FLOW OVER THE W GULF THROUGH EARLY WED. 
ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY WED AND 
EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA TO 25N95W TO VERACRUZ 
MEXICO BY WED EVENING.

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GMZ080-192130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST SAT NOV 19 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ082-192130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST SAT NOV 19 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 23N W OF 95W SE TO S 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E 
OF FRONT E TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ084-192130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST SAT NOV 19 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N 
OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N 
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ086-192130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST SAT NOV 19 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING W TO NW LATE 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
SHIFTING NE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.

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FORECASTER AL