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FZNT24 KNHC 201440
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST SUN NOV 20 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. 

GMZ089-202130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST SUN NOV 20 2011

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

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GMZ080-202130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST SUN NOV 20 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-202130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST SUN NOV 20 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-202130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST SUN NOV 20 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. 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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GMZ086-202130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST SUN NOV 20 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 
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 AL/EC