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FZNT24 KNHC 192125
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST SAT DEC 19 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.

GMZ089-200330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 PM CST SAT DEC 19 2009

.SYNOPSIS...NORTHERLY WINDS DIMINISH OVER CENTRAL WATERS LATE 
TONIGHT AND OVER EASTERN WATERS SUN AS HIGH PRES CENTER SHIFTS E 
ACROSS NORTHERN COASTAL PLAINS.  SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE OVER 
WESTERN WATERS MON NIGHT AND TUE IN ADVANCE OF COLD FRONT 
ENTERING NW GULF WED REACHING FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO YUCATAN 
PENINSULA THU NIGHT.

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GMZ080-200330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST SAT DEC 19 2009

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 
5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.WED AND THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 
TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS WITH FRONT.

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GMZ082-200330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST SAT DEC 19 2009

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 
KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO N 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ084-200330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST SAT DEC 19 2009
 
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE TONIGHT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
SE MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 
KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT 
WED NIGHT AND THU. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT NEAR FRONT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 

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GMZ086-200330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
330 PM CST SAT DEC 19 2009

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE TONIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT N 
OF 27N.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO S 20 TO 25 KT 
AHEAD OF FRONT WED NIGHT AND THU SHIFTING TO NW 15 KT BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT NEAR FRONT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS N PART.

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FORECASTER NELSON