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FZNT24 KNHC 141454
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST SUN DEC 14 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.

GMZ089-142130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

.SYNOPSIS...SE RETURN FLOW OVER MOST OF THE GULF THIS AFTERNOON 
THROUGH MON. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST MON 
NIGHT AND STALL IN THE COASTAL WATERS EARLY TUE BEFORE GRADUALLY 
MOVING BACK INLAND TUE EVENING THROUGH THU.  

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GMZ080-142130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT... 
HIGHEST W PART. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT ALONG THE TX COAST MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE AND WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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GMZ082-142130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 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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GMZ084-142130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 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 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-142130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
7 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST IN 
THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST IN THE 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.THU...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

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FORECASTER CAB