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

GMZ089-140330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

.SYNOPSIS...SE RETURN FLOW OVER MOST OF THE GULF TONIGHT 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 AND THU.  

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GMZ080-140330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

.TONIGHT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT... 
HIGHEST W PART.
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N WINDS 
10 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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GMZ082-140330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 8 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...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST N PART.
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-140330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E 
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E 
TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-140330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST 
OVER THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SUN THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E 
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...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.
.WED AND THU...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER CAB