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

GMZ089-140930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 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 AND WILL STALL ALONG THE NW GULF COAST BEFORE GRADUALLY 
MOVING BACK INLAND TUE EVENING THROUGH THU.  

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GMZ080-140930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

.TONIGHT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT W 
OF 94W AND 5 TO 8 FT E OF 94W.
.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 NE WINDS 
10 KT ALONG TX COAST MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND WED...S OF 28N W OF 96W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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GMZ082-140930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

.TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 21N W OF 96W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF 22N E OF 94W.
.SUN NIGHT...N OF 21N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 21N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON NIGHT...S OF 21N SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
N OF 21N SE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 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 5 FT.

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GMZ084-140930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 
FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 29N E OF 88W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 
FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-140930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT TO 
9 FT EARLY W OF 84W S OF 26N.
.SUN THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E 
TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST STRAITS OF FL.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK