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FZNT24 KNHC 232114
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2008

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.

GMZ089-240330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2008

.SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES 1015 MB INLAND NEAR 31N96W WITH WEAK COLD 
FRONT EXTENDING FROM LOW TO TX COAST FROM 29N96W TO 28N97W. 
FRONT DISSIPATED AND LOW PRES MERGES WITH COLD FRONT THAT MOVES 
TO TX COAST WED AND GRAZES N WATER THROUGH THU. A THIRD COLD 
FRONT WILL PUSH INTO NW WATERS SAT...AND MOVE TO LINE FROM 
30N92W TO 23N98W LATE SAT AND 31N87W TO 23N94W TO 19N95W LATE 
SUN.

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GMZ080-240330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2008

.TONIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SE OF FRONT S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 10 KT BY WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 
10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S 
20 TO 25 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT W OF 
95W LATE.
.SAT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SE 
OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TO 
NUMEROUS SHOWERS ALONG THE FRONT.
.SUN...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SE 
OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ082-240330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 21N E OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 
FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 
15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 
22N W OF 94W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT N OF 
22N W OF 94W. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 
9 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 
15 KT BY SAT EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG 
THE FRONT.

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GMZ084-240330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
330 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2008

.TONIGHT...S OF 25N W OF 87W SE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 
TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT 
WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART WED NIGHT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NW 
OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-240330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2008

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT S OF 26N. 
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL S OF 26N AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 26N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E 
TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK