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FZNT24 KNHC 130932
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SAT DEC 13 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.

GMZ089-131530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESS OVER SE CONUS MOVES NE OF THE AREA WITH  
RETURN FLOW BUILDING ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH MON AS LOW PRES 
MOVES THROUGH CENTRAL PLAINS. WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES TX 
COAST OVERNIGHT MON NIGHT/TUE MORNING AND MOVES BRIEFLY OVER THE 
NW GULF 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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GMZ080-131530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

.TODAY THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...
BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT W OF 94W. 
.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 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SHIFTING TO N 
TO NE 15 KT NEAR TEXAS COAST. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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GMZ082-131530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 
5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 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.

$$
GMZ084-131530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO 
SE. SEAS SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT N OF 26N AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 26N. 
.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 N OF 28N.

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GMZ086-131530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

.TODAY THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO 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.

$$ 
FORECASTER COBB