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FZNT24 KNHC 050906
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SAT DEC 05 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.

GMZ089-051530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 AM CST SAT DEC 05 2009

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM S FLORIDA TO NW YUCATAN 
PENINSULA.  LOW PRES 1011 MB AT 26N86W WITH COLD FRONT TO 
19N92W.  LOW PRES MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA SAT WITH TRAILING 
COLD FRONT MERGING WITH STATIONARY FRONT FROM S FLORIDA TO NE 
YUCATAN LATE TODAY AND E OF AREA TONIGHT.  HIGH PRES N OF AREA 
BEHIND FRONT MOVE E.  NEXT WEAK COLD FRONT MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST 
MON BUT REMAINS ALONG COASTAL WATERS TILL LATE TUE WHEN IT MOVES 
SE AND WEAKEN REACHING FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO TAMPICO MEXICO 
LATE WED.

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GMZ080-051530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST SAT DEC 05 2009

...GALE WARNING S OF 28N...

.TODAY...N WINDS 35 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT EARLY THEN SHIFT NE. 
SEAS TO 13 FT SUBSIDE TO 9 FT LATE.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT BECOME SE TO S 
20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT SUN NIGHT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISH TO 10 KT EXCEPT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...WINDS S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 6 FT.
.WED...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 8 
FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

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GMZ082-051530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST SAT DEC 05 2009

...GALE WARNING W OF 95W...
 
.TODAY...W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISH TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS TO 17 FT SUBSIDE TO 10 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS TO 13 FT IN N SWELL.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS TO 10 FT 
SUBSIDE TO 7 FT LATE.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT.

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GMZ084-051530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST SAT DEC 05 2009
 
.TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDE TO 2 
FT BY TUE.
.WED...N OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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GMZ086-051530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
330 AM CST SAT DEC 05 2009
 
.TODAY...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SE OF FRONT SW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.   
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 2 FT.
N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N SW WINDS INCREASE TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 7 FT. 
S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES