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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST FRI DEC 12 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.

GMZ089-130930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 PM CST FRI DEC 12 2008

.SYNOPSIS...SECONDARY COLD FRONT FROM 24N81W TO 22N88W MOVES S 
OF AREA OVERNIGHT WITHIN ASSOCIATED WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDING 
TOMORROW. RETURN FLOW BUILDS ACROSS THE GULF SAT THROUGH MON AS 
LOW PRES MOVES THROUGH CENTRAL PLAINS. WEAK COLD FRONT 
APPROACHES TX COAST OVERNIGHT MON NIGHT/TUE MORNING AND STALLS 
NEAR THE COAST TUE BEFORE GRADUALLY LIFTING INLAND WED. WINDS 
AND SEAS SUBSIDE MON AND TUE AS PRES GRADIENT RELAXES WITH LOW 
PRES LIFTING OUT AND RIDGE MOVING E INTO SW N ATLC. 

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GMZ080-130930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 PM CST FRI DEC 12 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 
7 FT. N OF 27N W OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N W OF 92W E WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT BECOMING SE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS W OF 94W 8 TO 
10 FT. SEAS E OF 93W 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...S OF 28N W OF 93W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS W OF 
94W AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 KT NEAR 
TROUGH ALONG CENTRAL TX AND WRN LA COAST. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-130930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST FRI DEC 12 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 22N NE WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 8 FT E OF 94W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 94W. S OF 22N N TO NE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 
5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT. S OF 21N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT N OF 21N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N.
.MON THROUGH WED...N OF 20N E OF 96W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT N OF 22N MON.

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GMZ084-130930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 PM CST FRI DEC 12 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S 
OF 28N AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. S OF 27N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT S OF 25N EARLY.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 7 
TO 9 FT EARLY MON.

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GMZ086-130930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 PM CST FRI DEC 12 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 
FT. SE OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT SE SUN. SEAS 
6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SUN AND 4 TO 6 FT MON.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S 
OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK