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FZNT24 KNHC 310854
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST WED DEC 31 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.

GMZ089-311530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST WED DEC 31 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK RIDGE ALONG 25N WILL SHIFT E AS A COLD FRONT 
MOVES INTO THE N WATERS THIS MORNING. THE FRONT WILL STALL ALONG 
25N TONIGHT THEN LIFT BACK N FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO 
27N97W TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE THU. THE NEXT COLD FRONT STALLS 
OVER THE NORTHERN COAST PLAINS FRI. SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE 
OVER THE W PART SAT IN ADVANCE OF THIRD COLD FRONT ENTERING NW 
WATERS SUN.

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GMZ080-311530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST WED DEC 31 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E 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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT 
SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. 

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GMZ082-311530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST WED DEC 31 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE 
TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT SAT AND E TO SE 15 KT SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 
FT SAT AND SUN.

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GMZ084-311530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
330 AM CST WED DEC 31 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
S THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 25N.
.FRI...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT 
SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-311530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST WED DEC 31 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON