# Navigating Gulf Weather during November

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**Category:** Marine Weather\
**Created:** [October 27, 2026, 6:57pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/navigating-gulf-weather-during-november/78064 "2026-10-27T18:57:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![fredwx](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/fredwx/32/3873_2.png) [@fredwx](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/fredwx)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2026, 6:57pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/navigating-gulf-weather-during-november/78064/1 "2026-10-27T18:57:36Z")

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A Mariner’s Guide to Weather, Waves, and “Northers”

> **[Navigating Gulf Weather during November](https://fredpickhardt.substack.com/p/navigating-gulf-weather-during-november-f83?r=1ipprt)**
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> A Mariner’s Guide to Weather, Waves, and “Northers”

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**Author:** ![Hogsnort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ba8739/32.png) [@Hogsnort](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Hogsnort)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2026, 8:31pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/navigating-gulf-weather-during-november/78064/2 "2026-10-27T20:31:39Z")

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I well remember encountering a Northerner approaching Galveston. The onset was sudden slowing the ship and catching out those on deck blasting any exposed skin. I estimate the wind strength was in excess of 50 knots.