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FZNT24 KNHC 240915
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST WED DEC 24 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.

GMZ089-240930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST WED DEC 24 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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GMZ080-240930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST WED DEC 24 2008

.TODAY THROUGH THU...SE OF FRONT S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 10 KT BY TONIGHT. 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 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE
15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ082-240930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST WED DEC 24 2008

.TODAY 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.

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GMZ084-240930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
330 AM CST WED DEC 24 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT 
TONIGHT. VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE MILE IN FOG WITHIN 100 NM
OF THE COAST TONIGHT.
.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 NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
NW OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-240930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST WED DEC 24 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. 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.

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FORECASTER MT