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FZNT24 KNHC 070915
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST MON DEC 07 2009

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.

GMZ089-071530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 AM CST MON DEC 07 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF AREA SHIFT E INTO ATLC WATERS AS WEAK 
COLD FRONT MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST LATE TODAY STALLS AND DISSIPATE 
TUE.  RETURN FLOW INCREASE OVER GULF TUE NIGHT AS STRONGER COLD 
FRONT ENTER NW GULF WED.  FRONT REACH FROM 27N82W TO 23N93W LATE 
THU THEN BECOME STATIONARY FROM S FLORIDA TO S TEXAS FRI.

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GMZ080-071530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST MON DEC 07 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SE OF 
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 6 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME SW TUE NIGHT.  
SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 8 FT TUE NIGHT.
.WED...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME NE LATE. SEAS 
7 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS INCREASE TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 8 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME SW 15 KT LATE EXCEPT W 
OF FRONT SHIFT NW TO N LATE. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 4 FT LATE. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ082-071530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST MON DEC 07 2009

.TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 
KT TONIGHT AND TUE. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT TONIGHT.
.WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME N 25 KT BEHIND FRONT.  SEAS 5 
FT BUILD TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF FRONT E 
TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SE 10 KT OR LESS LATE 
FRI. SEAS 4 FT.

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GMZ084-071530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST MON DEC 07 2009
 
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS INCREASE TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 7 FT TUE NIGHT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT BECOME S TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 
7 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASE TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 
8 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N OF 26N E WINDS 20 KT BECOME S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 
FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT LATE FRI. S OF 26N E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT 
S LATE. SEAS 5 FT.

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GMZ086-071530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
330 AM CST MON DEC 07 2009
 
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS BUILD 
TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N OF 27N SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASE TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 
8 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 2 FT LATE. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF RAIN FAR N PORTION.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES