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FZNT24 KNHC 250315
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST TUE NOV 24 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.

GMZ089-250930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 PM CST TUE NOV 24 2009

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 30N94W TO 24N97W WILL EXTEND FROM
THE CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO OVERNIGHT...
FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WED AND
FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA THU THEN MOVE SE
OF THE AREA FRI. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF
IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT AND MOVE TO THE NE PART OF THE AREA
BY SUN AS RETURN FLOW SETS UP OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF.

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GMZ080-250930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 PM CST TUE NOV 24 2009

.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED
TSTMS E OF FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N
OF 27N...AND 7 TO 9 FT S OF 27N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N
OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 27N.
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF
94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-250930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST TUE NOV 24 2009

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE AND
INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 6 TO
8 FT W OF FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9
FT. S OF 22N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT. S OF 22N E OF 94W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF
93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-250930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 PM CST TUE NOV 24 2009

.TONIGHT AND WED...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL.
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-250930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
930 PM CST TUE NOV 24 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S
OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS N OF 25N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. S OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E
OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS/AGUIRRE