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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST THU DEC 17 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.

GMZ089-180330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 PM CST THU DEC 17 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 28N83W TO A 1010 MB 
LOW PRES AREA NEAR 27N93W TO 19N92W. THE LOW PRES WILL TRACK TO 
THE NE TO 29N87W BY FRI MORNING THEN MOVE TO THE CAROLINA COAST 
FRI NIGHT. A TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE SE GULF 
THROUGH FRI NIGHT. EXPECT NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE WESTERN 
GULF THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH FRESH WINDS PERSISTING ELSEWHERE 
THROUGH SAT AS REINFORCING COLD AIR MOVES INTO THE AREA. WINDS 
AND SEAS DIMINISH SUN INTO MON AS HIGH PRES BUILDS FROM WEST TO 
EAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL 
INCREASE OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF TUE AS LOW PRES DEEPENS OVER 
TEXAS.

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GMZ080-180330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST THU DEC 17 2009

.TONIGHT...W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N 
OF 28N E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 
28N E OF 93W SE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WINDS 
AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-180330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST THU DEC 17 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING 6 TO 9 
FT BY FRI NIGHT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...N OF 22N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-180330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST THU DEC 17 2009
 
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NW BEHIND 
COLD FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 25N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. S OF 25N NW 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT ENTIRE AREA IN NW SWELL.
.SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 25N N 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT ENTIRE AREA.
.SUN AND MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-180330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
330 PM CST THU DEC 17 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S 
OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS LATE. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SW TO W 20 TO 
30 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. WINDS AND 
SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN