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FZNT24 KNHC 242130
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM 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.

GMZ089-242130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST WED DEC 24 2008

.SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW CONTINUES TO DIMINISH TONIGHT 
AS HIGH PRES MOVES EAST INTO THE CENTRAL ATLC AND A WEAK COLD 
FRONT GRAZES THE NW 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 TEXAS COAST LATE SAT. 
STRONG WINDS FOLLOW THE FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF SUN...WITH 
THE FRONT MOVING TO 31N87W TO 25N93W TO 19N96W BY SUN 
AFTERNOON.  WINDS DIMINISH AND THE FRONT BECOMES DIFFUSE FROM 
APALACHICOLA BAY TO 24N93W TO 19N95W MON AFTERNOON.

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GMZ080-242130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST WED DEC 24 2008

.TONIGHT AND THU...SE OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 
FT. NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT.
.FRI NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
E OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.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.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

$$
GMZ082-242130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST WED DEC 24 2008

.TONIGHT 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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.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.
.MON...N OF FRONT W OF 95W N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-242130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
330 PM CST WED DEC 24 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S 
OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SUN AND MON...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 3 TO 5 FT.

$$
GMZ086-242130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST WED DEC 24 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...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.
.MON...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S 
OF FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$ 
FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK