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FZNT24 KNHC 160859
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST TUE DEC 16 2008

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

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.

GMZ089-161530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST TUE DEC 16 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 30N91W TO 23N97W SHOULD STALL THIS 
MORNING...THEN MOVE NW OF THE AREA AS A WARM FRONT BY LATE 
TONIGHT. MODERATE RETURN FLOW DEVELOPS OVER THE CENTRAL AND 
WESTERN GULF WED THROUGH FRI. DEVELOPING LOW PRES OVER THE 
PLAINS SAT RESULTS IN INCREASING SE TO S FLOW OVER THE GULF W OF 
95W. 

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GMZ080-161530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST TUE DEC 16 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 
4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. AREAS OF RAIN N OF THE FRONT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF THE 
FRONT.    
.WED THROUGH THU...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT THU. E OF 95W 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 
20 TO 25 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE 
SAT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT SAT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

$$
GMZ082-161530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST TUE DEC 16 2008

.TODAY THROUGH WED...N OF 20N E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS W 
OF 95W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

$$
GMZ084-161530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST TUE DEC 16 2008

.TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND FRI...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 
10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE FRI. 
N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
S TO SW. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$
GMZ086-161530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST TUE DEC 16 2008

.TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE MOSTLY E TO SE 
WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. FROM 25N TO 28N NE TO E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N VARIABLE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS 
BECOMING SE TO S LATE FRI. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E TO 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE FRI. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING S TO SW. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

$$ 
FORECASTER COBB