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FZNT24 KNHC 040913
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST FRI DEC 04 2009

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.

GMZ089-041530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 AM CST FRI DEC 04 2009

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT OVER SE GULF THROUGH LATE TODAY.  
LOW PRES DEVELOP OFF TEXAS COAST AND MOVE RAPIDLY E-NE ACROSS 
GULF TO CENTRAL FLORIDA SAT.  HIGH PRES BUILD SE ACROSS GULF  
THEN MOVE E BY SAT WITH WIND BECOMING S-SE W OF 95W SUN AND MON 
IN RESPONSE TO NEW APPROACHING LOW PRES.  NEW COLD FRONT ENTER W 
GULF MON AND BECOME DIFFUSE TUE.

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GMZ080-041530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST FRI DEC 04 2009

...GALE WARNING W OF 95W...

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT INCREASE TO 35 KT W OF 95W LATE.  
SEAS 8 FT BUILD TO 12 FT W OF 95W LATE. AREAS OF RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N W OF 92W N WINDS INCREASE TO 40 KT. SEAS 
BUILD TO 15 FT. N OF 27N W OF 92W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 
FT. N OF 27N E OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S OF 
27N E OF 92W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH 
EMBEDDED SHOWERS SPREADING E.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOME NE 15 TO 20 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 
FT.
.MON AND TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

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GMZ082-041530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST FRI DEC 04 2009

...GALE CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND SAT W OF 95W...
 
.TODAY...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME N 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 7 FT BUILD TO 9 FT LATE. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. 
SEAS 5 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT W OF 95W N WINDS INCREASE TO 40 KT. SEAS 
12 FT BUILD TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOME N 25 
TO 30 KT W OF LOW PRES. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 12 FT BEHIND FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 22N W OF 95W NW TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 
KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL 
LATE. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME NE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 
11 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

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GMZ084-041530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST FRI DEC 04 2009
 
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 
7 FT BUILD TO 9 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS TSTMS NEAR 
LOW PRES.  
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
S OF 26N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

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GMZ086-041530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
330 AM CST FRI DEC 04 2009
 
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 
27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF LOW PRES N TO NE WINDS INCREASE TO 25 
KT. SEAS BUILD TO 8 FT. S OF LOW PRES SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS.   
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON AND TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES