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FZNT24 KNHC 252026
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST FRI DEC 25 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.

GMZ089-260330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

.SYNOPSIS...
COLD FRONT FROM 27N82W TO 23N83W MOVE OUT OF GULF EARLY TONIGHT 
LEAVING STRONG N-NW WINDS IN ITS WAKE MAINLY E OF 90W.  WEAK 
TROUGH DEVELOP ALONG 96W-97W LATE TONIGHT AND SAT THEN QUICKLY 
MOVE NE TIGHTENING GRADIENT AND PROMPTING STRONG NE BREEZE OVER 
WATERS W OF 86W SUN AND SUN NIGHT.  HIGH PRES REBUILDS OVER GULF 
TUE WITH NEXT TROUGH FORMING OVER W GULF WED.

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GMZ080-260330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 
FT BUILD TO 7 FT LATE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NW OF TROUGH NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILD TO 9 FT SUN AND SUN NIGHT. SE OF TROUGH S TO 
SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 
FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT LATE.
.TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

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GMZ082-260330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT BECOME N AT 10 KT W OF TROUGH 
LATE. SEAS 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDE TO 5 FT LATE TONIGHT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 
FT. SE OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 
3 FT SAT NIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 20 KT BECOME NE 
LATE. SEAS 7 FT. SE OF TROUGH SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. S OF 22N 
NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.TUE AND WED...E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. E OF 95W 
NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL.

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GMZ084-260330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 10 
FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT N OF 28N LATE.   
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT SE W OF 88W 
LATE. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDE TO 4 FT LATE SAT NIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 
FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT LATE.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...N OF 28N W OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

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GMZ086-260330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
330 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
 
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE. 
SEAS 7 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN N SWELL 
SUBSIDE TO 3 FT LATE.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...E WINDS 10 KT BECOME SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILD TO 5 
FT S OF 26N LATE. 

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES