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FZNT24 KNHC 080327
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST SAT NOV 07 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.
GMZ089-080930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 PM CST SAT NOV 07 2009
SYNOPSIS
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED JUST E OF CAPE
HATTERAS IS INTERACTING WITH BROAD LOW PRES ACROSS THE SW GULF
AND NW CARIBBEAN...AND WILL MAINTAIN A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT
ACROSS ALL BUT THE NW GULF THROUGH SUN...MAINTAINING STRONG NE
TO E WINDS. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE WELL INTO NEXT WEEK AS
TROPICAL STORM IDA OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA NEAR 20.1N 84.6W
AT 10 PM CST INTENSIFIES TO MINIMAL HURRICANE OVERNIGHT AND
TRACKS N-NW THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. IDA IS FORECAST TO REACH NEAR 23N 86.5W BY SUN
EVENING...TO NEAR 25.4N 87.6W BY EARLY MON MORNING. IDA IS THEN
EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO AN EXTRATROPICAL STORM TUE WHILE
MOVING TO THE N AND REACHING NEAR 30N 86.5 TUE MORNING AND THEN
WILL SLOWLY TURNING MORE E THEN E-SE THROUGH WED. STRONG N WINDS
WILL OVERTAKE THE WESTERN GULF TUE THROUGH THU AS A STRONG
TROUGH OF LOW PRES MOVES THROUGH THE REGION.
GMZ080-080930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 PM CST SAT NOV 07 2009
...STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 26N E OF 91W MON NIGHT
THROUGH TUE...
TONIGHT
S OF 27N E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
SUN AND SUN NIGHT
E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS SUN NIGHT...BECOMING
E TO SE 25 TO 30 KT S OF 27N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL
BUILDING TO 9 TO 15 FT SUN NIGHT. W OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN
E SWELL BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
MON THROUGH TUE
N OF 26N E OF 91W E TO SE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT
WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT BECOMING SE TO S MON NIGHT THEN S TO SW TUE.
SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. E OF TROUGH S TO
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT.
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ALONG AND E OF TROUGH.
WED
N OF 26N E OF 91W S TO SW WINDS 35 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO
50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT WED
NIGHT...BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 10
TO 14 FT WED NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9
TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT THU
AFTERNOON.
GMZ082-080930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST SAT NOV 07 2009
TONIGHT
S OF 22N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SUN AND SUN NIGHT
W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SUN NIGHT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT IN NE SWELL N OF 22N AND 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 22N.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON AND MON NIGHT
W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. E OF TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 23N AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 23N.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG TROUGH.
TUE
W OF 92W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N
SWELL. E OF 92W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN
MIXED N AND E SWELL.
WED
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT S OF 21N W OF 94W 25 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.
THU
S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING
TO 15 TO 20 KT THU AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT THU AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 94W AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF 94W.
GMZ084-080930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 PM CST SAT NOV 07 2009
...GALE WARNING FROM 23N TO 25N E OF 87W TONIGHT AND S OF 27N
SUN MORNING BECOMING TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 27N LATE
SUN...
..HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT
TONIGHT
S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING 25 TO 35 KT WITH
GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 14 FT. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
SUN AND SUN NIGHT
N OF 25N E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13
FT IN E SWELL BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT SUN NIGHT. S OF 25N E WINDS
25 TO 35 KT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE SUN AFTERNOON AND
NIGHT. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN E
SWELL BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT IN MIXED E AND SE SWELL BUILDING 15
TO 18 FT IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND SQUALLS S OF 25N.
MON AND MON NIGHT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF
28N. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 33 FT.
N OF 28N E OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN
E AND SE SWELL. N OF 28N W OF 87W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 16 FT IN E AND SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT AND TUE
N OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 40 TO 45 KT WITH
GUSTS TO 55 KT BECOMING SE TO S MON NIGHT THEN S TO SW TUE. SEAS
12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO
40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
N OF 23N S TO SW WINDS 35 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT
DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT WED NIGHT THEN
BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 14 FT
WED NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT
SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E
PORTION.
THU
N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
GMZ086-080930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
930 PM CST SAT NOV 07 2009
..GALE WARNING S OF 25N TONIGHT AND S OF 26N SUN
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 25N W OF 83W SUN
AND SUN NIGHT...SHIFTING N OF 24N MON...
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 26N W OF 82W TUE NIGHT THROUGH
THU...
TONIGHT AND SUN
S OF 25N E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40
KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT EXCEPT UP TO 18 FT IN THE GULF
STREAM. N OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS S OF 27N.
SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
EXPECTED N OF 22N W OF 83W. HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT GUSTS TO 75 KT.
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS.
HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 25 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS RAINBANDS AND TSTMS.
TUE THROUGH WED
N OF 26N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT
INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT LATE TUE AND EARLY
WED...THEN DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE WED. SEAS 10 TO 14
FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS N AND CENTRAL PORTIONS.
THU
N OF 26N W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FORECASTER STRIPLING
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