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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
134 AM CST SAT NOV 21 2009

GMZ350-355-370-375-211545-
WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 NM TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT 20 TO 60 NM-
134 AM CST SAT NOV 21 2009

AN UPPER LEVEL EASTERN TEXAS TROUGH WITH AN ASSOCIATED
NORTHWESTERN GULF SURFACE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE HAVE CREATED A
STRONG GRADIENT WIND OVER OUR LOCAL GULF WATERS. EARLY MORNING
SUSTAINED NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE
FORCE GUSTS ARE OCCURRING OVER THE WESTERN GULF...OR ACROSS THE
NEAR SHORE WATERS OUT TO...AND BEYOND...60 NAUTICAL MILES OFFSHORE.
THESE STRONG EASTERLIES HAVE CREATED SEA HEIGHTS OF BETWEEN 5 TO
10 FEET WITH A PERIOD OF 4 TO 8 SECONDS. SMALL CRAFT ARE HIGHLY
ADVISED TO REMAIN IN PORT THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. AS THIS
UPPER LOW MOVES NORTHEAST OF THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...WINDS
AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE INTO EARLY SATURDAY EVENING.

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