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FZNT24 KNHC 180331
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST THU DEC 17 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.

GMZ089-180930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 PM CST THU DEC 17 2009

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 28N83W TO 1006 MB LOW 
PRES AREA NEAR 27N92W WITH COLD FRONT TO 19N91W.  LOW PRES TRACK 
NE TO 30N87W AND INTENSIFY EARLY FRI THEN MOVE TO CAROLINA COAST 
FRI NIGHT.  TRAILING COLD FRONT SWEEP ACROSS SE GULF THROUGH FRI 
NIGHT.  EXPECT NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS OVER WEATERN AND CENTRAL 
GULF THROUGH TONIGHT WITH FRESH BREEZE PERSISTING ELSEWHERE 
THROUGH SAT AS REINFORCING COLD AIR MOVES INTO AREA.  WINDS AND 
SEAS DIMINISH SUN INTO MON AS HIGH PRES BUILDS FROM W TO E 
ACROSS NORTHERN GULF.  S RETURN FLOW INCREASE OVER FAR WESTERN 
GULF LATE TUE AS LOW PRES DEEPENS OVER N TEXAS.

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GMZ080-180930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 PM CST THU DEC 17 2009

.TONIGHT...W OF 92W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. N OF 
28N E OF 92W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. S OF 28N E OF 92W 
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN 
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E OF 92W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT 
SUBSIDE TO 8 FT.  W OF 92W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT 
LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT LATE SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

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GMZ082-180930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST THU DEC 17 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISH 
TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDE TO 7 FT BY FRI NIGHT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...N OF 22N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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GMZ084-180930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 PM CST THU DEC 17 2009
 
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND 
COLD FRONT. SEAS 10 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 9 FT.
.FRI...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 25N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. S OF 25N NW 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL ENTIRE AREA.
.SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 25N N 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS TO 6 FT ENTIRE AREA.
.SUN AND MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ086-180930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
930 PM CST THU DEC 17 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 
27N SE WINDS 20 KT SHIFT S LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME NW 20 TO 30 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILD TO 9 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR 
SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES