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FZNT24 KNHC 161529
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-162130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST TUE DEC 16 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT 30N89W TO 26N95W TO 22N98W THIS 
AFTERNOON WILL MOVE NW OF THE AREA AS A WARM FRONT BY LATE 
TONIGHT. MODERATE RETURN FLOW DEVELOPS IN CENTRAL AND WESTERN 
GULF WED THROUGH FRI. DEVELOPING LOW PRES IN THE PLAINS SAT 
RESULTS IN INCREASING SE TO S FLOW OVER THE GULF W OF 95W. 

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GMZ080-162130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST TUE DEC 16 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON 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.

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GMZ082-162130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST TUE DEC 16 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 20N E OF 95W 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.
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.

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GMZ084-162130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST TUE DEC 16 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON 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.

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GMZ086-162130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST TUE DEC 16 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 28N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 28N E 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 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.

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FORECASTER MT