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FZNT24 KNHC 231502
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST TUE DEC 23 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.

GMZ089-232130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST TUE DEC 23 2008

.SYNOPSIS...DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT ALONG LINE FROM 23N84W 
TO 24N90W TO 27N95W. 1014 MB LOW PRES CENTER 29N91W...COLD FRONT 
FROM LOW TO 27N97W. LOW PRES LIFTS N INTO TX TONIGHT AND MERGES 
WITH WEAK COLD FRONT THAT MOVES TO TX COAST WED AND GRAZES N 
WATER THROUGH THU. A THIRD COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO NW WATERS 
SAT...AND MOVE TO LINE FROM 30N90W TO 21N97W LATE SAT.

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GMZ080-232130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST TUE DEC 23 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 
TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.WED THROUGH THU...SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT BY WED EVENING. NW OF FRONT N TO NE 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT W OF 
93W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT W OF 93W LATE.
.SAT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF 
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TO 
NUMEROUS SHOWERS ALONG THE FRONT.

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GMZ082-232130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST TUE DEC 23 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 94W N OF 21N SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 
TO 9 FT. E OF 94W S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 21N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S 
OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 
22N W OF 94W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT N OF 
22N W OF 94W. 
.SAT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SE 
OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT BY 
SAT EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG THE FRONT.

$$
GMZ084-232130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
930 AM CST TUE DEC 23 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT SE 
PART NEAR FRONT EARLY. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT 
WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART WED NIGHT.
.THU AND FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ086-232130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST TUE DEC 23 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 
TO 9 FT IN E SWELL S OF 26N AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 26N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E 
TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 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.
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK