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FZNT24 KNHC 261458
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST FRI DEC 26 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.

GMZ089-261530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST FRI DEC 26 2008

.SYNOPSIS...S TO SE RETURN FLOW INTENSIFIES THROUGH SAT IN 
ADVANCE OF COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE NW GULF. COLD FRONT 
FORECAST TO ENTER NW GULF EARLY SUN FOLLOWED BY STRONG WINDS. 
FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEW ORLEANS TO 25N96W TO 22N98W SUN 
MORNING...FROM APALACHICOLA BAY TO 25N90W TO 25N95W TO 19N96W 
MON MORNING...AND THE WESTERN PORTION OVER THE GULF DISSIPATED 
BY TUE...WITH HIGH PRES MOVING N OF AREA BEHIND THE FRONT.

$$
GMZ080-261530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST FRI DEC 26 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 28N BETWEEN 93W AND 96W SE TO S WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST W PART.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...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 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF 
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT SUN. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT.
.MON...NE  WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$
GMZ082-261530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST FRI DEC 26 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 23N W OF 96W TONIGHT. 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. 
.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 TSTMS 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. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$
GMZ084-261530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
930 AM CST FRI DEC 26 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 4 TO 5 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 TSTMS 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.

$$
GMZ086-261530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST FRI DEC 26 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT 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 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 
TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

$$ 
FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK