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FZNT24 KNHC 272131
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM 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.

GMZ089-272130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST SAT DEC 27 2008

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE OVER THE AREA WILL WEAKEN. A COLD FRONT WILL 
MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL MOVE TO 
THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO THE RIO GRANDE EARLY SUNDAY AND THEN 
WEAKEN FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE CENTRAL MEXICO COAST 
SUNDAY NIGHT AND FROM SOUTH FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE 
MONDAY AND SOUTHEAST OF AREA MONDAY NIGHT. WEAK RIDGE OVER THE 
NORTH HALF OF THE AREA TUESDAY. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE  
OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS WEDNESDAY AND STALL FROM FLORIDA TO 
TEXAS ALONG 28N WEDNESDAY NIGHT THEN BECOME DIFFUSE THURSDAY.

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GMZ080-272130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST SAT DEC 27 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SE OF 
FRONT S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT SUN AND LESS THAN 
10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITH E SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME E WINDS 10 
KT OR LESS MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SE OF FRONT S 
WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-272130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST SAT DEC 27 2008

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT AND 
SHIFTING TO N 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS NEAR THE FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...ALONG THE COAST OF MEXICO N OF 22N N WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME E 
10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG THE 
FRONT.
.MON...ALONG THE COAST OF MEXICO N OF 22N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS CENTRAL WATERS. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...W OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
3 TO 4 FT. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOME E TO SE 10 KT 
LATE TUE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-272130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
330 PM CST SAT DEC 27 2008

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT 
WITH SE SWELL. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE 
OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOME N 10 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT.
.THU...N OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FROM 28N TO 25N 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE 
WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ086-272130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST SAT DEC 27 2008

.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 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT NE 
TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...N OF 28N WINDS NW TO N 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
FROM 28N TO 25N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
S OF 25N E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER LL