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FZNT24 KNHC 111535
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST THU DEC 11 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.

GMZ089-112130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST THU DEC 11 2008

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 1004 MB LOW PRES NEAR 
PENSACOLA FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA AT 22N89W.  SECONDARY 
FRONT FORMED FROM 30N87W TO 26N89W TO 23N96W ENHANCING STRONG 
WINDS.  WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE FRI AND SAT AS RIDGE AXIS MOVES E 
ACROSS GULF.  RETURN FLOW INCREASES SAT THROUGH LATE SUN AS LOW 
PRES MOVES THROUGH CENTRAL PLAINS. WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE INTO 
MON AS LOW PRES LIFTS OUT THROUGH GREAT LAKES.

$$
GMZ080-112130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST THU DEC 11 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOME 
NE 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDE TO 7 FT W OF 94W. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 KT BECOME S 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 7 
FT W OF 95W LATE.
.SUN...E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$
GMZ082-112130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST THU DEC 11 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 20N E OF 94W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
14 FT. N OF 20N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO 
15 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. S OF 20N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
12 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT LATE.
.TONIGHT...N OF 20N E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME NE 10 KT LATE. 
SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE.
.SAT...WINDS BECOME S 15 KT EXCEPT 25 KT N OF 23N W OF 96W LATE. 
SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...N OF 22N W OF 93W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$
GMZ084-112130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST THU DEC 11 2008

...GALE WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISH 
TO 25 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDE TO 12 FT TONIGHT.  
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 87W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 20 KT BECOME NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT FRI
NIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDE TO 7 FT.
.SAT...NE WINDS BECOME SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT.
.SUN...S OF 25N E OF 89W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. N OF 26N
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT 
SUBSIDE TO 6 FT LATE.

$$
GMZ086-112130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST THU DEC 11 2008

...GALE WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS TO 35 KT DIMINISH TO 25 
KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT. S OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFT W 
LATE. SEAS TO 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME NE 20 KT 
AND GUSTY FRI NIGHT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDE TO 9 FT LATE.
.SAT AND SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT SE SUN. SEAS 11 FT 
SUBSIDE TO 7 FT SUN.
.MON...N OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$ 
FORECASTER WALLY BARNES