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FZNT24 KNHC 200914
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SUN DEC 20 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.

GMZ089-201530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 AM CST SUN DEC 20 2009

.SYNOPSIS...N WINDS CONTINUE TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE GULF REGION 
AS HIGH PRES CENTER SHIFTS E ACROSS THE NORTH GULF STATES. S 
WINDS WILL INCREASE W OF 95W MON NIGHT AND TUE IN ADVANCE OF 
COLD FRONT ENTERING NW GULF WED REACHING FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE 
TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THU NIGHT.

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GMZ080-201530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST SUN DEC 20 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 
5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT 
TONIGHT.
.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...W OF 94W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. 
E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS WITH 
FRONT.
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ082-201530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST SUN DEC 20 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 
KT W OF 95W MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT 
BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. 
.THU...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-201530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST SUN DEC 20 2009
 
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT...EXCEPT 7 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE 
MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT...EXCEPT 20 KT YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 
7 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N AND 2 
TO 3 FT N OF 25N.
.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 7 TO 10 FT NEAR 
FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 

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GMZ086-201530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
330 AM CST SUN DEC 20 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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 3 TO 5 FT S 
OF 25N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 25N.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO S 20 TO 25 KT 
AHEAD OF FRONT WED NIGHT AND THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 
FT NEAR FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART.

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FORECASTER GR