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FZNT24 KNHC 090320
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST SAT DEC 08 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-090930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 PM CST SAT DEC 08 2007
  
.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH
TUE THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AND RETREAT E WED THU IN ADVANCE OF 
THE NEXT COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE
WED. THE COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM NEAR MOBILE BAY TO NE MEXICO
BY LATE THU AFTERNOON.

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GMZ080-090930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 PM CST SAT DEC 08 2007

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 
KT LATE ALONG THE TEXAS COAST. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND NEAR THE FRONT.
.THU...W OF FRONT NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
5 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ082-090930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W    
930 PM CST SAT DEC 08 2007

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 23N W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 
FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. ISOLATED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ084-090930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 PM CST SAT DEC 08 2007

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT MON NIGHT. N OF 26N E TO 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN 
SE SWELL.
.TUE...S OF 26N E OF 88W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S 
OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN ESE SWELL.

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GMZ086-090930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W    
930 PM CST SAT DEC 08 2007

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 
TO 25 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 10 FT 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER