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FZNT24 KNHC 260304
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST THU DEC 25 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.

GMZ089-260330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 PM CST THU DEC 25 2008

.SYNOPSIS...S TO SE RETURN FLOW INTENSIFIES THROUGH SAT IN 
ADVANCE OF COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE NW GULF. COLD FRONT 
FORECAST TO ENTER GULF FROM SE TEXAS COAST SAT NIGHT...SURGING 
SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE W GULF SUN AND FOLLOWED BY STRONG WINDS. 
FRONT EXTENDS FROM APALACHICOLA FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE 
SUN EVENING. FRONT WEAKENS ACROSS N GULF MON EVENING...WITH HIGH 
PRES SETTING UP OVER SE U.S. EARLY NEXT WEEK.

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GMZ080-260330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 PM CST THU DEC 25 2008

.TONIGHT AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 1 NM IN FOG WITHIN 
100 NM OF COAST LATE TONIGHT E OF 97W.
.FRI NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
E OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
6 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING S TO 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 90 NM SE OF FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 
6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS 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 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-260330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST THU DEC 25 2008

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE FRONT.
.SUN...NW OF FRONT W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH 
HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS 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 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE 
FRONT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-260330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
930 PM CST THU DEC 25 2008

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 1 NM IN FOG WITHIN 100 NM OF COAST LATE 
TONIGHT W OF 86W.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 
25 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SAT AND SAT 
NIGHT.
.SUN AND MON...SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 
TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 
FT MON. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE FRONT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-260330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 PM CST THU DEC 25 2008

.TONIGHT AND 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 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SUN...SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 
10 KT N OF 27N LATE. 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 NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE FRONT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER COHEN/CHRISTENSEN