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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. $$
SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. GMZ080-211530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST SAT NOV 21 2009 TODAY E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. TONIGHT E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 94W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SUN AND SUN NIGHT E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING N TO NE SUN NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. MON E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT W OF 95W INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. TUE E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEA 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. WED NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$
