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FZNT24 KNHC 101541
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST WED DEC 10 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.

GMZ089-102130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST WED DEC 10 2008

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM MOBILE MISSISSIPPI TO 
21N97W RACES SE REACHING FROM PENSACOLA FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN 
PENINSULA LATE TONIGHT THEN SE OF AREA THU AFTERNOON.  GALES 
PREVAIL OVER WRN GULF BEHIND FRONT THROUGH EARLY THU WITH STORM 
CONDITIONS OVER SW GULF THIS AFTERNOON.  WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE 
FRI AND SAT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND FRONT.  RETURN FLOW 
INCREASE SAT AND SUN AS LOW PRES MOVES THROUGH CENTRAL PLAINS.

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GMZ080-102130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST WED DEC 10 2008

...GALE WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT 
DIMINISH TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 
27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISH TO 25 KT LATE. 
SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDE TO 10 FT LATE.  SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISH 
TO 20 KT E OF 93W AND TO 10 KT W OF 93W THU NIGHT. SEAS 14 FT 
SUBSIDE TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT E LATE. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 KT BECOME S 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILD TO 7 FT.
.SUN...S WINDS 20 KT BECOME SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT.

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GMZ082-102130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST WED DEC 10 2008

...STORM WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 40 TO 50 
KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW 
WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT WITHIN 30 NM OF FRONT N OF 23N. SEAS 8 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOME N 
20 KT LATE. SEAS 16 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDE TO 10 FT THU NIGHT. W 
OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 1O KT THU NIGHT. 
SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDE TO 7 FT LATE.
.FRI...N WINDS 15 KT BECOME NE AT 10 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDE 
TO 5 FT LATE.
.SAT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 
5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT LATE. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 KT BECOME S 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT.
.SUN...N OF 23N W OF 93W SE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

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GMZ084-102130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST WED DEC 10 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SE 20 KT. SEAS 8 
FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS BUILD TO 13 
FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT N OF 27N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT 
THU NIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT N OF 28N. 
.FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 12 
FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDE TO 5 FT N OF 28N AND TO 7 FT S OF 25N.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...N OF 25N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
S OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

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GMZ086-102130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST WED DEC 10 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WIND 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT N OF 28N. 
SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
N OF 26N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...WINDS SW TO W 25 TO 30 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND 
FRONT DIMINISH TO 20 KT S OF 26N THU NIGHT. SEAS TO 15 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT N OF 25N.
.FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME NE 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS 
LATE. SEAS 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL SUBSIDE TO 6 FT LATE.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES