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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM 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. 

GMZ089-200930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 PM CST SAT NOV 19 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE JUST N OF THE AREA THIS EVENING WILL 
PERSIST THROUGH MON TO MAINTAIN A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT WITH FRESH 
TRADEWINDS ACROSS THE E GULF AND FRESH SE RETURN FLOW OVER THE 
NW GULF. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE 
TUE AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA TO 25N95W TO 
VERACRUZ MEXICO BY WED EVENING...AND THEN E OF THE AREA THU.

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GMZ080-200930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 PM CST SAT NOV 19 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 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.
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-200930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST SAT NOV 19 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT OFF YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...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.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-200930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 PM CST SAT NOV 19 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT MON.
.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.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-200930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 PM CST SAT NOV 19 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S 
OF 25N E WINDS 20 KT TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT 
WITHIN THE FLORIDA CURRENT.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...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.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING