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FZNT24 KNHC 051438
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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.

GMZ089-052130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST FRI DEC 05 2008

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 20N97W 
STALLS AND WEAKENS FROM TAMPA FLORIDA TO 20N96W 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 
E 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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GMZ080-052130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST FRI DEC 05 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. 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 SHIFTING 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 TO 25 KT SHIFTING NW TO N 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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GMZ082-052130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST FRI DEC 05 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 21N 
E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 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 6 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE 
WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SAT 
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS SHIFTING
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 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS BUILDING TO 
6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 

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GMZ084-052130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST FRI DEC 05 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 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 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ086-052130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST FRI DEC 05 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON 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/CANGIALOSI