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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. $$
SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. GMZ082-211530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST SAT NOV 21 2009 TODAY W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. SAT NIGHT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 21N AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 21N SUN AND SUN NIGHT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. MON E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. TUE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT W OF FRONT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT W OF FRONT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND LATE. WED W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. $$
