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FZNT24 KNHC 202043
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST FRI NOV 20 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.

GMZ089-210330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 PM CST FRI NOV 20 2009

.SYNOPSIS...LOW NEAR 27N96W 1010 MB WILL TRACK NE TOWARDS SE 
LOUISIANA SAT MORNING...AND INLAND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND 
ALABAMA SAT NIGHT INTO EARLY SUN MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED COLD 
FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 29N91W TO 26N97W BY LATE TONIGHT...FROM 
NEAR MOBILE ALABAMA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT NIGHT...AND FROM N 
FLORIDA TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY SUN MORNING. THE FRONT 
WILL THEN WEAKEN OVER THE FAR SE WATERS LATE SUN INTO MON. WEAK 
HIGH PRES WILL THEN SETTLE IN OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF BY LATE 
MON. NEXT COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE 
AND EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO WED.

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GMZ080-210330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST FRI NOV 20 2009

.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER 
GUSTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY E OF 94W. 
.SAT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W 
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT NIGHT...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 N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO 
E SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND 
FRONT.
.WED...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E 
OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.

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GMZ082-210330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST FRI NOV 20 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 22N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. N OF 22N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO9 4 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...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 T 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 E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT INCREASING 
TO 20 TO 25 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 INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

$$
GMZ084-210330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 PM CST FRI NOV 20 2009

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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 SAT NIGHT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT SAT NIGHT. S 
OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT 
SAT NIGHT. 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 ACROSS 
THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT 
S OF 25N LATE. 
.WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-210330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
330 PM CST FRI NOV 20 2009

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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...SHIFTING TO W 
TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT 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...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

$$
FORECASTER GR