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FZNT24 KNHC 241457
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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.

GMZ089-241530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST WED DEC 24 2008

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW DIMINISHES BY TONIGHT 
AS HIGH PRES MOVES EAST INTO THE CENTRAL ATLC AND A WEAK COLD 
FRONT APPROACHES THE NORTH GULF WATERS AND THEN SHIFTS NORTH ON 
THU. WINDS INCREASE FRI AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVING 
THROUGH THE PLAINS AND PASSING OFF THE TX COAST SAT. STRONG 
WINDS FOLLOW THE FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF SUN...WITH THE 
FRONT MOVING TO 31N87W TO 25N93W TO 19N95W BY SUN MORNING.

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GMZ080-241530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST WED DEC 24 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...SE OF FRONT S WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT...OCCASIONALLY TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT BY TONIGHT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. NW OF FRONT NE TO E 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT W OF 95W FRI NIGHT. 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 BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT WITHIN 90 NM SE OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 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 
TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-241530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST WED DEC 24 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 NIGHT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 
22N W OF 94W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 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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GMZ084-241530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
930 AM CST WED DEC 24 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 
FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 
KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SUN...SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NW 
OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-241530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST WED DEC 24 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 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 TO SE 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 SCHAUER CLARK