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FZNT24 KNHC 241535
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST THU DEC 24 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.

GMZ089-242130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009

.SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG S WINDS ACROSS WESTERN GULF AS LOW 
PRES OVER SOUTHERN PLAINS MOVES INTO MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. 
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT PUSHED INTO NW GULF FOLLOWED BY GALE FORCE 
WINDS.  FRONT REACH FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO SW GULF OF MEXICO 
TONIGHT THEN MOVE SE AND EXTEND FROM SW FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN 
PENINSULA LATE FRI CLEARING SE GULF THROUGH SAT. FRESH TO STRONG 
NE TO E WINDS SPREAD ACROSS GULF SUN AND MON AS HIGH PRES BUILDS 
N.  TROUGH OR LOW PRES MAY DEVELOP ACROSS SW GULF SUN INTO MON. 
NE TO E WINDS INCREASE BY MON OVER GULF BETWEEN TROUGH AND HIGH 
PRES N OF AREA.

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GMZ080-242130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009

...GALE WARNING N OF 25N W OF 93W...

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT 
DIMINISH TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS TO 13 FT. E OF FRONT S TO 
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 
FT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT LATE.
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISH TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS INCREASE TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT S OF 27N AND 3 
FT N OF 27N.
.SUN...S OF 27N NE WINDS INCREASE TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 9 FT. 
N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

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GMZ082-242130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS BUILD TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
EARLY DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT LATE. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT 
FRI NIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT LATE. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT N OF 23N 
LATE. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...N OF 23N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 23N NE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...N OF 22N NE WINDS INCREASE TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 11 FT. 
S OF 22N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

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GMZ084-242130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
 
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFT NW 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 FT S OF 26N AND TO 12 FT N OF 26N. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
DIMINISH TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT FRI 
NIGHT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT LATE.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT N OF 26N AND 6 FT S 
OF 24N.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT S OF 24N 
LATE. SEAS BUILD TO 10 FT S OF 24N LATE. SEAS 7 FT REMAINDER OF 
AREA. 

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GMZ086-242130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
930 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
 
.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT S OF 25N AND 
11 FT N OF 25N. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 25N.
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOME W 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 9 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 
FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.   

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES