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FZNT24 KNHC 311522
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST THU DEC 31 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.

GMZ089-312130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 AM CST THU DEC 31 2009
 
.SYNOPSIS...A STALLING COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE MISSISSIPPI 
DELTA TO 20N97W. REINFORCING COLD AIR FILTERS INTO NW GULF THIS 
EVENING. REINFORCED FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THE SE GULF BY FRI 
NIGHT FOLLOWED BY STRONG NW WINDS...REACHING GALE FORCE OVER THE 
SW GULF. WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE 
NORTHERN GULF SAT AND SUN. ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NE 
GULF LATE SUN...EXTENDING FROM WESTERN CUBA TO NE MEXICO MON.

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GMZ080-312130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST THU DEC 31 2009
 
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS 
BECOMING NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT 
BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE TONIGHT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 
TO 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 
TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. 

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GMZ082-312130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST THU DEC 31 2009

...GALE WARNING S OF 23N W OF 95W LATE TONIGHT AND FRI...

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...S OF 23N W OF 95W NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW 
TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI NIGHT...S OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 
FT. N OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N 
SWELL.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND 
FRONT.

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GMZ084-312130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST THU DEC 31 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N AND 5 
TO 7 FT S OF 25N. 
.MON...N WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-312130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
930 AM CST THU DEC 31 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SW. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...N OF N WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN