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FZNT24 KNHC 240313
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-240330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2008

.SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW PERSISTS INTO 
WED AS HIGH PRES OVER THE CAROLINA COAST MOVES EAST...AHEAD OF 
LOW PRES MOVING INTO THE PLAINS. WINDS DIMINISH BY LATE WED AS A 
WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE NORTH GULF WATERS THEN SHIFTS 
NORTH. WINDS INCREASE FRI AHEAD OF ANOTHER LOW PRES MOVING 
ACROSS THE PLAINS...WITH AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE 
TEXAS COAST SAT. STRONG WINDS FOLLOW THE FRONT OVER THE WESTERN 
GULF SUNDAY.

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GMZ080-240330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2008

.TONIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SE OF FRONT S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 10 KT BY WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 
10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S 
20 TO 25 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT W OF 
95W LATE.
.SAT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SE 
OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TO 
NUMEROUS SHOWERS ALONG THE FRONT.
.SUN...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SE 
OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

$$
GMZ082-240330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 21N E OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 
FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 
15 KT WED NIGHT. 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 AND SUN...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 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.

$$
GMZ084-240330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
330 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2008

.TONIGHT...S OF 25N SE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 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. VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE MILE IN FOG WITHIN 100 NM 
OF THE COAST WED NIGHT.
.THU THROUGH 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.
.SUN...SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NW 
OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

$$
GMZ086-240330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2008

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT S OF 26N. 
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL S OF 26N AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 26N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E 
TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. 
.THU THROUGH 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 6 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

$$ 
FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK/CHRISTENSEN