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FZNT24 KNHC 221513
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST MON DEC 22 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.

GMZ089-222130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST MON DEC 22 2008

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 25N82W TO 23N94W TO 19N96W. E 
PORTION OF FRONT WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES SOUTHEASTWARD INTO 
THE CARIBBEAN OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES BEHIND FRONT N 
OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT TO E OF THE U.S. E COAST TUE NIGHT AND 
WED. TROUGH WILL REMAIN OVER WESTERN GULF TUE AND MERGE WITH 
WEAK COLD FRONT MOVING INTO TX/LA WED. PRES GRADIENT AND 
ASSOCIATED SE WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG OVER GULF THROUGH 
WED...BUT THEN WEAKEN OVER THE GULF THU AND FRI.

$$
GMZ080-222130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST MON DEC 22 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 92W.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.WED AND THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 
4 TO 6 FT THU. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

$$
GMZ082-222130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST MON DEC 22 2008

...GALE WARNING N OF 22N W OF 96W...

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 22N W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 
KT...OCCASIONALLY TO 45 KT S PART. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N 
OF FRONT W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING E TO SE 
20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...N OF 21N E OF LINE FROM 21N95W TO 25N97W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 95W NW WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 95W 
S OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 
TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 21N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 
TO 9 FT. S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE NIGHT.
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

$$
GMZ084-222130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
930 AM CST MON DEC 22 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
S OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S 
OF 26N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.THU AND FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

$$
GMZ086-222130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST MON DEC 22 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 25N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT 
IN E SWELL S OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N.
.WED...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S 
OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

$$ 
FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK