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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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.

GMZ089-132130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

.SYNOPSIS...SE RETURN FLOW OVER MOST OF THE GULF THIS AFTERNOON 
THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE TEXAS 
COAST MON NIGHT AND WILL MOVE BRIEFLY OVER THE NW GULF WATERS 
TUE BEFORE GRADUALLY MOVING BACK INLAND WED.  

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GMZ080-132130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT W OF 94W. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N WINDS 10 KT W 
OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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GMZ082-132130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 94W 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.
.MON THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-132130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT... 
HIGHEST S.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-132130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 8 FT...HIGHEST OVER THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SUN THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S 
OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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FORECASTER CAB