NWS Forecast

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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CORRECTED
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST SAT NOV 07 2009

CORRECTED SYNOPSIS AND MIDDLE GULF

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.

GMZ089-072130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 AM CST SAT NOV 07 2009

SYNOPSIS
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE SE U.S.
INTERACTING WITH LOW PRES OVER THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE
WILL MAINTAIN A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE NORTHERN
AND MIDDLE GULF THROUGH SUN ALLOWING FOR STRONG NE TO E WINDS.
THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE WELL INTO NEXT WEEK AS TROPICAL STORM
IDA OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA NEAR 17.9N 84.1W AT 9 AM CST
TRACKS NW THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
IDA IS FORECAST TO REACH NEAR 22.2N 86.8W BY SUN EVENING...TO
NEAR 24.6N 88.0W BY MON MORNING. IDA WILL TRANSITION TO AN
EXTRATROPICAL SYSTEM WHILE MOVING TO THE N AND REACH NEAR 28.5N
88.0W TUE MORNING THEN WILL SLOWLY TURN MORE TO THE
EAST-SOUTHEAST THROUGH WED. STRONG N WINDS WILL OVERTAKE THE
WESTERN GULF BY WED.

GMZ080-072130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST SAT NOV 07 2009

THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
S OF 27N E OF 95W E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING
TO 8 TO 12 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT
TONIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 28N.

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 AND
BECOMING E TO SE 25 TO 30 KT S OF 27N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING
TO 10 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 BUILDING
8 TO 10 FT SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

MON AND TUE
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN
MIXED E AND SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT MON NIGHT AND TUE.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

WED
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MERGING N AND E
SWELL.

GMZ082-072130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST SAT NOV 07 2009

THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN
NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN
NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.

SUN AND SUN NIGHT
W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT S
OF 22N 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
W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 93W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 22N
AND 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 22N.

TUE
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT S OF
21N E OF 94W 5 TO 7 FT.

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.

GMZ084-072130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W...CORRECTED
930 AM CST SAT NOV 07 2009

...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 25N E OF 90W SUN     
   NIGHT THROUGH MON...

STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON NIGHT THROUGH WED N OF 23N


THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL
BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT TONIGHT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

SUN AND SUN NIGHT
N OF 24N E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13
FT IN E SWELL BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT SUN AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. S OF
24N E WINDS 25 TO 30 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 24N.

MON
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 26 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
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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

WED
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. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT
SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 14 FT WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
E PORTION.

GMZ086-072130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST SAT NOV 07 2009

GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE TUE AND WED N OF 26N


THIS AFTERNOON
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 26N TO 29N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 29N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N.

TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH
HIGHER GUSTS S OF 26N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF 27N AND 6 TO 9 FT N
OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS S OF 27N.

MON
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE MON
NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE MON NIGHT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS W PORTION.

TUE AND WED
N OF 26N 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.

FORECASTER LEWITSKY