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FZNT24 KNHC 110913
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST FRI DEC 11 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.

GMZ089-111530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 AM CST FRI DEC 11 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO 
25N94W THEN STATIONARY TO A 1014 MB LOW NEAR 22N95W. THE FRONT 
WILL BEGIN TO LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT TODAY REACHING THE NORTHERN 
GULF COAST BY SAT EVENING WHERE IT WILL DISSIPATE BY SUN. RETURN 
FLOW BECOMES ESTABLISHED OVER THE GULF SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON AS 
HIGH PRES FROM THE ATLC BUILDS IN FROM THE E. A STRONG COLD 
FRONT WILL APPROACH THE TEXAS COAST MON NIGHT...PUSHING THROUGH 
THE GULF ON TUE.

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GMZ080-111530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST FRI DEC 11 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 FT 
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE 
SWELL. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN 
NE SWELL. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING LIGHT 
AND VARIABLE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 
3 TO 5 FT SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT 
LATE.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW MON NIGHT. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT 
BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. E OF FRONT LIGHT AND VARIABLE 
WINDS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ082-111530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST FRI DEC 11 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE 
SWELL. E OF FRONT N OF 23N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
E TO SE 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 22N AND 
2 TO 4 FT S OF 22N. W OF 94W LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SUN...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 
94W LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 
30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE. E OF 
FRONT LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ084-111530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST FRI DEC 11 2009
 
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT EXCEPT 9 TO 12 FT W OF 89W. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 23N AND 3 TO 5 FT S 
OF 23N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE 
TO S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN 
NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT NIGHT. S OF 26N E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING T0 4 TO 
5 FT SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 
27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 
3 FT LATE.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 
TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE. E OF 
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ086-111530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
330 AM CST FRI DEC 11 2009
 
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT NIGHT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 
TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN THE STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT IN 
THE AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT NW OF FRONT 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT NW OF FRONT LATE. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN