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FZNT24 KNHC 221507
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST TUE DEC 22 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.

GMZ089-222130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A 1025 MB HIGH PRES AREA OVER N CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL 
SHIFT E INTO THE ATLC. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE 
WESTERN GULF TODAY AS LOW PRES DEEPENS OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. 
EXPECT FRESH TO STRONG S WINDS ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH WED AS 
THE LOW PRES MOVES INTO THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. AN ASSOCIATED 
COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE NW GULF WED NIGHT...EXTENDING FROM 
APALACHICOLA FLORIDA TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA BY FRI 
MORNING...AND CLEARING THE SE GULF THROUGH EARLY SAT. 

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GMZ080-222130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 94W 
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING SW JUST 
AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT WED 
NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 5 
TO 8 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 
FT.

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GMZ082-222130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 
3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT 
EXCEPT TO 10 FT W OF 95W. 
.THU...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY BECOMING S TO 
SW 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT AND SUBSIDING LATE. W OF FRONT N 
TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE.

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GMZ084-222130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
 
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 
30 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT 
BEHIND FRONT LATE THU. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT NEAR 
FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ086-222130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
930 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT 
TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT TO 7 FT ACROSS THE 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 
.WED THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE 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 OF 25N.
.FRI...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 1O TO 
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING 
TO 3 TO 5 FT. 

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FORECASTER GR/CHRISTENSEN