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FZNT24 KNHC 282119
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST MON DEC 28 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.

GMZ089-290330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 PM CST MON DEC 28 2009

.SYNOPSIS...
A TROUGH OVER THE SW GULF WATERS WILL MOVE W TO ALONG THE E 
COAST OF TEXAS AND MEXICO TUE. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE 
TROUGH TUE NIGHT AND MOVE OFFSHORE NE TEXAS WED TRAILING A NEW 
COLD FRONT TO SE TEXAS. THE COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM NW 
FLORIDA TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE THU AND MOVE SE OF AREA FRI NIGHT 
WITH HIGH PRES IN WAKE OF FRONT THROUGH SAT.

$$
GMZ080-290330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST MON DEC 28 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING 
SE TUE NIGHT AND SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS WITH FRONT.
.WED...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 
15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. E 
OF FRONT S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THU 
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. 
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 
TO 7 FT LATE.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$
GMZ082-290330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST MON DEC 28 2009

.TONIGHT...W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 
15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S TUE 
NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE 
NIGHT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT 
FRI THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 
6 TO 9 FT FRI.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.

$$
GMZ084-290330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST MON DEC 28 2009

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 
5 TO 8 FT SW LATE TONIGHT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 
10 TO 15 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 
FT N OF 28N. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT
N OF 25N JUST AHEAD OF FRONT THEN SHIFTING TO W BEHIND FRONT 
LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND FRI ...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING 
TO 20 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED 
TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 

$$
GMZ086-290330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
330 PM CST MON DEC 28 2009

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS FLORIDA STRAITS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT. SE OF 
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 

$$
FORECASTER NELSON