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FZNT24 KNHC 200901
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST TUE NOV 20 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-201530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST TUE NOV 20 2007
  
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES EXTENDING SW ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL
SHIFT E OF THE AREA THROUGH WED NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT 
COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE WED NIGHT.
THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NE 
MEXICO LATE THU...AND STALL ALONG 23N LATE FRI. LOW PRES IS 
FORECAST TO FORM ALONG THE FRONT FRI NIGHT AND MOVE N SAT INLAND 
LOUISIANA WITH A TRAILING WARM FRONT ALONG 28N BY EARLY SUN. 

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GMZ080-201530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST TUE NOV 20 2007

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT AND WED...W OF 94W S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W SE TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 
30 KT AND GUSTY BEHIND FRONT LATE WED NIGHT DIMINISHING TO NE 20 
TO 25 KT LATE THU NIGHT INTO FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 8 
TO 12 FT W OF FRONT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN LINES OF TSTMS 
AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SHIFTING TO NW TO N
AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ082-201530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W   
330 AM CST TUE NOV 20 2007

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED THU...

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 25 
TO 35 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT THU. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 8 
TO 12 FT W OF FRONT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TSTMS E 
OF FRONT.  
.FRI...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 
20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL LATE. E OF 95W NE TO E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 
7 FT IN N SWELL.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 22N AND 4 
TO 7 FT N OF 22N.

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GMZ084-201530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 AM CST TUE NOV 20 2007
 
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 25 KT 
NW OF FRONT LATE THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT NW OF 
FRONT LATE. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF 
FRONT.
.FRI...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S 
OF FRONT E WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...N OF FRONT E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 
FRONT SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ086-201530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W    
330 AM CST TUE NOV 20 2007

.TODAY...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN 
THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 28N.
.TONIGHT AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 
FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
SHIFTING TO N 20 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. S OF 27N 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE 
THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 
FRONT.
.FRI...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S 
OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...N OF FRONT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN