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FZNT24 KNHC 272115
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST SUN DEC 27 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.

GMZ089-280330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 PM CST SUN DEC 27 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH 27N90W TO 19N95W MOVE E TO REACH FROM 
27N86W TO 22N88W LATE TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE MON WITH REMNANTS 
MOVING E OF AREA LATE MON NIGHT.  HIGH PRES RIDGE BUILD OVER 
GULF STATES MON NIGHT MAINTAIN FRESH N BREEZE OVER BASIN MON.  
SECOND TROUGH DEVELOP W OF 96W LATE TUE AND MOVE REACH FROM 
30N88W TO 19N95W WED.  EMBEDDED LOW PRES CENTER DEVELOP NEAR 
30N88W AND MOVE ACROSS N FLORIDA WITH TROUGH EXTENDING TO 21N90W 
THEN E OF GULF LATE THU.  STRONG HIGH PRES MOVE OVER GULF STATES 
WITH NEAR GALE WINDS ACROSS ENTIRE BASIN FRI.

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GMZ080-280330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST SUN DEC 27 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N TO NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME SE 
20 TO 25 KT  SE OF SECOND TROUGH LATE SHIFT NW BEHIND TROUGH 
LATE. SEAS 7 FT BUILD TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG TROUGH.
.WED...W OF TROUGH E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME NE 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT LATE. E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG TROUGH.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOME SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 15 FT. 

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GMZ082-280330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST SUN DEC 27 2009

.TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. E 
OF TROUGH N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG 
TROUGH.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 
FT. S OF 20N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT MON 
NIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL MON NIGHT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
FT. W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG TROUGH.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING 
TO 3 FT LATE.
FRI...N WIND 25 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 15 FT.


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GMZ084-280330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST SUN DEC 27 2009

.TONIGHT...NW OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SE OF 
TROUGH SE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG SE 
OF TROUGH.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 9 FT MON 
NIGHT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT SE LATE. 
SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT LATE. 
.WED...SE OF TROUGH N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFT SW 
LATE. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE SE OF TROUGH E TO 
SE WINDS 15 KT SHIFT S LATE. SEAS 5 FT. NW OF TROUGH NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG TROUGH.
.THU...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SE 10 KT LATE. 
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDE TO 2 FT LATE. S OF 25N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.  
SEAS 2 FT.
FRI...N WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SEAS TO 15 FT.

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GMZ086-280330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
330 PM CST SUN DEC 27 2009
 
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.  S OF 25N E WINDS 
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 7 FT MON NIGHT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME E LATE. 
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT LATE.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SW 15 TO 20 KT N OF 26N 
LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 7 FT LATE.
.THU...NW OF TROUGH NW WINDS 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 
5 FT SUBSIDE TO 2 FT LATE. SE OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. 
SEAS 3 FT.
FRI...NW TO  WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 15 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES