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FZNT24 KNHC 270844
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SAT DEC 27 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.

GMZ089-270930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008

.SYNOPSIS...THE SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL RELAX THIS AFTERNOON 
IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST AROUND 
SUNSET. THE FRONT WILL REACH A POSITION FROM THE MISSISSIPPI 
DELTA TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE MIDDAY SUN...FROM THE FLORIDA BIG 
BEND TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE MIDDAY MON...THEN MOVE SE OF 
AREA LATE MON NIGHT. A WEAK E TO W RIDGE WILL SET UP OVER THE 
NORTHERN WATERS TUE. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW WATERS 
WED AND STALL FROM FLORIDA TO TEXAS ALONG 28N WED NIGHT.

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GMZ080-270930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF 
FRONT S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 
TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SE OF FRONT S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ082-270930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART LATE.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 
FT. E OF FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG THE FRONT.
.MON...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 
FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
CENTRAL WATERS. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-270930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
330 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT W OF 96W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT.
.MON...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF 
FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-270930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT S OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...N OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT.
.TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

$$ 
FORECASTER NELSON