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FZNT24 KNHC 021527
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST TUE DEC 02 2008

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.

GMZ089-022130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST TUE DEC 02 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A REINFORCING COLD FRONT FROM FT MYERS TO 23N92W 
WILL QUICKLY MOVE SE OF THE AREA BY THIS EVENING. SOUTHERLY 
RETURN FLOW INCREASES OVER THE NW WATERS TUE NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF 
NEXT COLD FRONT MOVING OFFSHORE TEXAS THU. FRONT EXTENDS FROM 
MOBILE ALABAMA TO 27N97W BY THU EVENING...FROM THE FLORIDA BIG 
BEND TO 26N97W FRI EVENING. FRONT DISSIPATES ALONG 27N SAT. 

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GMZ080-022130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST TUE DEC 02 2008
 
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W S TO SE WINDS INCREASING 
TO 15 TO 20 KT BY EVENING AND TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT...BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS BY AFTERNOON AND SE TO S 15 
KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 94W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. E OF 94W 
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT. E OF 94W S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 
TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
 
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GMZ082-022130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST TUE DEC 02 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 94W NE WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT BECOMING SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 21N E 
OF 94W N TO NE WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 
FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 96W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 21N E OF 96W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT W OF 93W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 
FT W OF 94W. S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S 
OF FRONT N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 
23N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 23N. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT FRI.

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GMZ084-022130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST TUE DEC 02 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...FROM 26N TO 29N NW 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 
TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S 
OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 
TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-022130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST TUE DEC 02 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S 
OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S 
OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT TO 5 
FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER SHAUER CLARK/COBB