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FZNT24 KNHC 170322
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST WED DEC 16 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.

GMZ089-170930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 PM CST WED DEC 16 2009

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 25N82W TO LOW PRES 1015 MB AT  
25N95W THEN COLD FRONT TO 19N93W.  LOW PRES SHIFT NE TO 28N89W 
LATE THU WITH COLD FRONT TRAILING TO 19N92W.  LOW PRES EXIT GULF 
NEAR BIG BEND FLORIDA WITH COLD FRONT TRAILING TO 21N90W FRI.   
GALE FORCE WINDS ACROSS W OF FRONT S OF 26N TONIGHT AND S OF 22N 
THU.  REINFORCING FRONT MOVE INTO NW GULF FRI MOVE E OF GULF BY 
EARLY SAT.  HIGH PRES BUILD ACROSS N GULF SUN AND MON.

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GMZ080-170930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 PM CST WED DEC 16 2009

...GALE WARNING S OF 26N W OF FRONT...

.TONIGHT...S OF 26N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
TO 12 FT BUILD TO 15 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 10 FT.  WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 95W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT 
DIMINISH TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 12 FT. W OF 95W N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT   
SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR NUMEROUS 
TSTMS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT FRI 
NIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDE TO 7 FT FRI NIGHT. 
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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GMZ082-170930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST WED DEC 16 2009

...GALE WARNING W OF FRONT...

.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT 
BUILD TO 15 FT LATE. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.THU...S OF 22N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 35 KT DIMINISH TO 
25 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME N 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT BY FRI NIGHT.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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GMZ084-170930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 PM CST WED DEC 16 2009
 
.TONIGHT AND THU...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
FT BUILD TO 9 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU NIGHT...N OF 28N S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
S OF 28N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
S OF 28N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT UN N SWELL.
.MON...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

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GMZ086-170930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
930 PM CST WED DEC 16 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT 
BUILD TO 8 FT LATE. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 FT. S OF FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE SAT. SEAS TO 
11 FT SUBSIDE TO 7 FT LATE.
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES