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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. GMZ089-212130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST SAT NOV 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS...LOW NEAR 28N94W 1009 MB WITH COLD FRONT TO 21N97W. LOW WILL MOVE NE TOWARDS SE LOUISIANA THIS MORNING THEN WEAKEN AND MOVE INLAND WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE SUN. THE COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE W FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE TONIGHT AND FROM APALACHICOLA FLORIDA TO NW YUCATAN PENINSULA BY SUN THEN CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AND MOVE SLOWLY E AND BECOME DIFFUSE OVER THE SE GULF LATE MON. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL MOVE OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF BY LATE MON. NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE AND EXTEND FROM N FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE WED. $$
SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. GMZ086-212130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST SAT NOV 21 2009 THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SUN AND SUN NIGHT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO W TO NW AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. MON N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N. TUE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WED S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$
