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FZNT24 KNHC 210903
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SAT NOV 21 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.

GMZ089-211530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 AM CST SAT NOV 21 2009

.SYNOPSIS...LOW NEAR 27N95W 1008 MB WITH COLD FRONT SW TO NEAR 
20N97W. LOW WILL MOVE NE TOWARDS SE LOUISIANA THIS MORNING THEN 
WEAKEN AND MOVE INLAND WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE EARLY SUN. THE 
COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 
EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE TONIGHT AND FROM APALACHICOLA 
FLORIDA TO NW YUCATAN PENINSULA BY SUNDAY THEN CONTINUE TO 
WEAKEN AND MOVE SLOWLY EAST AND BECOME DIFFUSE OVER THE 
SOUTHEAST PART LATE MON. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL THEN SETTLE IN OVER 
THE N CENTRAL GULF BY LATE MON. NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF 
THE TEXAS COAST TUESDAY AND EXTEND FROM NORTH FLORIDA TO BAY OF 
CAMPECHE LATE WEDNESDAY.

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GMZ080-211530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST SAT NOV 21 2009

.TODAY...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
7 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
W OF 94W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
BECOMING N TO NE SUN NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 
94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT W OF 95W INCREASING TO 10 TO 
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEA 2 TO 4 FT. W 
OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT.
.WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.  

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GMZ082-211530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST SAT NOV 21 2009

.TODAY...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 21N 
...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 21N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT W OF FRONT INCREASING TO 
20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT W OF FRONT BUILDING TO 4 
TO 6 FT BEHIND LATE. 
.WED...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 
FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-211530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 AM CST SAT NOV 21 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON THEN 
SHIFTING TO SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT EARLY TONIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT.
S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT 
TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
BECOMING NW TO N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 
TO 5 FT ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT NEAR 
YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 
25N LATE. 
.WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ086-211530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
330 AM CST SAT NOV 21 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT BEHIND 
FRONT SHIFTING TO W TO NW AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN 
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 26N. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 
TO 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N. 
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. N 
OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER LL