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 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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 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.        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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