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FZNT24 KNHC 311432
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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.

GMZ089-312130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST WED DEC 31 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK RIDGE ALONG 26N WILL SHIFT E THROUGH TONIGHT
AS A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS THROUGH THIS 
AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL THEN BECOME STATIONARY ALONG 25N 
TONIGHT...AND LIFT BACK N FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO 27N97W 
TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE THU. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO
BECOME STATIONARY OVER THE NORTHERN COAST PLAINS FRI. SOUTHERLY 
WINDS INCREASE OVER THE W PART SAT IN ADVANCE OF ANOTHER COLD 
FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF SUN. WINDS AND SEAS 
WILL INCREASE BEHIND THIS FRONT AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS SE
IN ITS WAKE.

$$
GMZ080-312130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST WED DEC 31 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR 
FRONT. 

$$
GMZ082-312130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST WED DEC 31 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 TO E TO SE 15 KT SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING 
TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT.

$$
GMZ084-312130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
930 AM CST WED DEC 31 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 
LATE SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

$$
GMZ086-312130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST WED DEC 31 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N 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/AGUIRRE