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FZNT24 KNHC 200306
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST SAT DEC 19 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.

GMZ089-200930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 PM CST SAT DEC 19 2009

.SYNOPSIS...N WINDS DIMINISH OVER CENTRAL WATERS LATE TONIGHT 
AND OVER EASTERN WATERS SUN AS HIGH PRES CENTER SHIFTS E ACROSS 
COASTAL PLAINS.  S WINDS INCREASE W OF 95W MON NIGHT AND TUE IN 
ADVANCE OF COLD FRONT ENTERING NW GULF WED REACHING FROM FLORIDA 
BIG BEND TO YUCATAN PENINSULA THU NIGHT.

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GMZ080-200930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 PM CST SAT DEC 19 2009

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT 
W OF 95W MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILD TO 5 FT W OF 95W MON NIGHT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED AND THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 
TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT THU. SEAS 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS WITH FRONT.

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GMZ082-200930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST SAT DEC 19 2009

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT 
W OF 95W MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFT N BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 8 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ084-200930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 PM CST SAT DEC 19 2009
 
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT 
N OF 28N LATE. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT SHIFT E MON NIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 30 KT AND 
BECOME NW 20 KT BEHIND FRONT WED NIGHT AND THU. SEAS 6 FT BUILD 
TO 9 FT NEAR FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 

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GMZ086-200930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
930 PM CST SAT DEC 19 2009

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT 
SUBSIDE TO 5 FT LATE.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT 2 FT N OF 28N.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT BECOME S 20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT 
WED NIGHT AND THU SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT 
NEAR FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES