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FZNT24 KNHC 290912
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST MON DEC 29 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.

GMZ089-290930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST MON DEC 29 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH FROM THE NW FLORIDA TO 26N95W TO 
THE W BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL CONTINUE E BECOMING DIFFUSE EARLY 
TUE. AN E TO W RIDGE WILL MOVE INTO THE N GULF WATERS LATE TUE 
AND SHIFT S TO ALONG 25N TUE NIGHT...THEN SHIFT E OF AREA EARLY  
WED. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE S OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS WED 
BECOMING STATIONARY ALONG 25N WED NIGHT...THEN DRIFT N AS A WEAK 
WARM FRONT THU IN ADVANCE OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT FRI. 

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GMZ080-290930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST MON DEC 29 2008

.TODAY THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 
4 FT LATE. ISOLATED TSTMS SE PART EARLY. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S THU NIGHT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE WINDS 20 KT BEHIND 
THE FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.

$$
GMZ082-290930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST MON DEC 29 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 
FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS.  
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 23N W OF 94W N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING 
VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND THU...NE WINDS 10 KT BECOME SE 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ084-290930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
330 AM CST MON DEC 29 2008

.TODAY...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S 
OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR 
FRONT.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOME N 15 
KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 28N E WINDS 
10 KT BECOME SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS 
CENTRAL WATERS. 
.FRI...S OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 
FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-290930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST MON DEC 29 2008

.TODAY...N OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF FRONT 
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT N PART IN SCATTERED 
SHOWERS. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS 
ALONG 25N.
.FRI...S WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. 

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FORECASTER NELSON