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FZNT24 KNHC 312121
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM 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.

GMZ089-010330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 PM CST THU DEC 31 2009
 
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR PANAMA CITY FLORIDA 
TO 27N88W THEN IS STATIONARY TO 23N94W. COLD AIR FILTERS INTO NW 
GULF THIS EVENING...REINFORCING THE FRONT AND ALLOWING IT TO  
SWEEP THROUGH THE SE GULF BY FRI NIGHT. STRONG NW WINDS 
FOLLOW...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...SWEEPS 
THROUGH THE GULF BY LATE MON...FOLLOWED BY FRESH TO STRONG N 
FLOW INTO TUE.

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GMZ080-010330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST THU DEC 31 2009
 
.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 THROUGH SAT NIGHT...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 AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 
KT TUE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG 
FRONT. 

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GMZ082-010330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST THU DEC 31 2009

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

.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 AND SAT NIGHT...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 AND TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT FT IN N SWELL.


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GMZ084-010330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST THU DEC 31 2009

.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.
.SAT NIGHT AND 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 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 
FT.
.TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ086-010330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
330 PM CST THU DEC 31 2009

.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 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN