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FZNT24 KNHC 300821
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST TUE DEC 30 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.

GMZ089-300930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING E TO W OVER THE CENTRAL 
WATERS ALONG 27N AND CONTINUING S INTO THE W BAY OF CAMPECHE
WILL BECOME DIFFUSE TONIGHT. AN E TO W RIDGE WILL SHIFT S TO 
ALONG 26N WED. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE S INTO THE NORTHERN GULF 
WATERS TONIGHT BECOMING STATIONARY ALONG 25N WED NIGHT...AND 
DRIFT N AS A WEAK WARM FRONT THU IN ADVANCE OF ANOTHER COLD 
FRONT MOVING OFF TEXAS COAST FRI. THIS LATE WEEK FRONT WILL 
STALL FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT.

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GMZ080-300930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 
TONIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR THE 
COAST LATE.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT 
IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW THU NIGHT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 
FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT N OF 
FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT.

$$
GMZ082-300930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 23N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE E TO SE 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT WED 
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

$$
GMZ084-300930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
330 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2008

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE N OF 25N THIS 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL S PART.
.TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 BECOMING N TO 
NE 15 T0 20 KT N OF FRONT WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 
FT WED NIGHT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING
E TO SE THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT S TO 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE SAT NIGHT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.

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GMZ086-300930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2008

.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 AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N 
15 TO 20 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. 
.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 LATE. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. 
.SAT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON