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FZNT24 KNHC 050915
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST FRI DEC 05 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.

GMZ089-051530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST FRI DEC 05 2008

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM APALACHICOLA FLORIDA TO 20N97W IN 
THE SW GULF STALLS AND WEAKENS FROM TAMPA FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF 
CAMPECHE TONIGHT. A REINFORCING SHOT OF COLD AIR PUSHES THE 
FRONT SOUTHWARD OVER THE EASTERN GULF ON SAT...REACHING THE 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE SW GULF SUN...BEFORE DISSIPATING LATE 
SUN. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES OVER THE WESTERN GULF 
WATERS BY EARLY MON...SPREADING ACROSS THE GULF BY TUE AHEAD OF 
A STRONG COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST BY LATE 
TUE.

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GMZ080-051530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST FRI DEC 05 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 
15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW AND 
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 20 KT SHIFTING NW 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER 
GUSTS NW OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.   

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GMZ082-051530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST FRI DEC 05 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 21N E OF 
94W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT N TO NE 
WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E 
TO SE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 22N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 22N.
.TUE...SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 
TO 15 KT TUE EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. NW 
OF FRONT NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS BUILDING TO 
5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 

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GMZ084-051530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST FRI DEC 05 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 
TO 5 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT VARIABLE MOSTLY S TO SW WINDS 10 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF FRONT OTHERWISE NE WINDS 10 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF FRONT LATE.
.MON...N OF WARM FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 
20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS 
N OF 25N.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT S OF 25N AND BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT N OF 
25N.


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GMZ086-051530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST FRI DEC 05 2008


.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. SE OF FRONT N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 
TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 
TO 10 KT EARLY SHIFTING NW TO N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 
KT OR LESS BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.MON N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N. 
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 
TO 7 FT.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN