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FZNT24 KNHC 102117
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-110330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST WED DEC 10 2008

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 30N88W 18N93W RACES SE 
REACHING FROM PENSACOLA FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE 
TONIGHT THEN SE OF AREA THU. GALE FORCE WINDS PREVAIL OVER SW 
GULF BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. WIND AND SEAS SUBSIDE FRI AND SAT AS 
HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND FRONT. RETURN FLOW INCREASE SAT THROUGH 
LATE SUN AS LOW PRES MOVES THROUGH CENTRAL PLAINS THEN DIMINISH 
MON.

$$
GMZ080-110330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST WED DEC 10 2008

.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 AND FRI NIGHT...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.
.MON...SE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT. LATE. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$
GMZ082-110330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST WED DEC 10 2008

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KTS DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT 
LATE. SEAS 18 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS SE PART.
.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 AND FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT BECOME NE AT 10 KT FRI NIGHT.
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.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$
GMZ084-110330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST WED DEC 10 2008

.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 AND FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME NE 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE FRI AND FRI NIGHT. 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.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN E SWELL. 

$$
GMZ086-110330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST WED DEC 10 2008

.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 AND FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME NE 20 KT AND 
GUSTY FRI NIGHT. SEAS 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL SUBSIDE TO 6 FT FRI 
NIGHT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$ 
FORECASTER WALLY BARNES/SCHAUER CLARK