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FZNT24 KNHC 162046
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM 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.

GMZ089-170330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST TUE DEC 16 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT 30N89W TO 26N95W TO 22N97W THIS 
AFTERNOON WILL MOVE NW OF THE AREA AS A WARM FRONT BY LATE 
TONIGHT/EARLY WED. MODERATE RETURN FLOW CONTINUES IN CENTRAL AND 
WESTERN GULF WED THROUGH FRI. DEVELOPING LOW PRES IN THE PLAINS 
SAT RESULTS IN COLD FRONT REACHING TX COAST LATE SAT AND RACING 
SEWD TO 30N84W 26N90W 24N98W BY EARLY MON. 

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GMZ080-170330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST TUE DEC 16 2008

.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
AREAS OF RAIN N OF THE FRONT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF THE FRONT. 
VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 1 MILE IN FOG WITHIN 100 NM OF COAST.   
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 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.
.SUN...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 
FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-170330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST TUE DEC 16 2008

.TONIGHT 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. 
VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 1 MILE IN FOG WITHIN 100 NM OF COAST
N OF 21N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH 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.
.SUN...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 20N AND SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT S OF 20N.

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GMZ084-170330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST TUE DEC 16 2008

.TONIGHT 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 THROUGH 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.
.SUN...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO
7 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-170330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST TUE DEC 16 2008

.TONIGHT 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.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 
10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS S OF 25N 2 TO 3 FT BECOMING 1 TO 2 FT
LATE. SEAS N OF 28N 1 FT OR LESS BECOMING 3 TO 4 FT LATE.
ELSEWHERE SEAS 1 FT OR LESS BECOMING 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER MT