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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST MON DEC 21 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.

GMZ089-220930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 PM CST MON DEC 21 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES 1025 MB ACROSS N CENTRAL GULF COAST SHIFT 
E TONIGHT WITH S RETURN FLOW INCREASING W OF 95W TONIGHT THEN 
SPREAD E TO COVER AREA W OF 88W TUE NIGHT.  COLD FRONT ENTER NW 
GULF WED NIGHT AND REACH FROM W FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO EASTERN BAY 
OF CAMPECHE THU NIGHT.  NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED BRIEFLY 
THU ALONG FAR W GULF BEHIND FRONT.

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GMZ080-220930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 PM CST MON DEC 21 2009

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE. 
SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 7 FT LATE. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 92W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 
10 FT. E OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 7 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFT NW 20 TO 30 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 12 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISH TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 8 FT.

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GMZ082-220930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST MON DEC 21 2009

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT W OF 95W 
LATE. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 6 FT W OF 95W LATE.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 9 
FT TUE NIGHT. 
.WED AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY SHIFT SW LATE. 
SEAS 7 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 
10 FT. 
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT LATE.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

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GMZ084-220930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 PM CST MON DEC 21 2009
 
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOME SE TONIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT S OF 
25N AND 2 FT N OF 25N.
.WED THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASE TO 30 KT 
AND GUSTY THEN SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT LATE THU. SEAS 7 FT BUILD 
TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

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GMZ086-220930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
930 PM CST MON DEC 21 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME SE 25 KT 
LATE WED NIGHT AND THU. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT NEAR FRONT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART.
.FRI...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. W OF FRONT NW 
TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES