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FZNT24 KNHC 120910
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST WED DEC 12 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-121530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST WED DEC 12 2007
  
.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE OVER THE N GULF COAST WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE E THU 
AND FRI. WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY THU AND 
STALL ALONG THE GULF COAST FROM N FLORIDA TO E TEXAS FRI AND MOVE N 
OF THE AREA AS A WARM FRONT. STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVES OFF TEXAS 
COAST EARLY SAT AND EXTENDS FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 20N96W LATE 
SAT AND E OF AREA BY LATE SUN. STRONG N WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS BEHIND 
THE FRONT.

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GMZ080-121530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST WED DEC 12 2007

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 
FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 
BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 95W 
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ082-121530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W    
330 AM CST WED DEC 12 2007

.TODAY THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS
BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.

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GMZ084-121530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 AM CST WED DEC 12 2007

.TODAY THROUGH THU...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT. N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N 
OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N 
OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N BEHIND FRONT LATE SAT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT W OF FRONT LATE SAT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

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GMZ086-121530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W     
330 AM CST WED DEC 12 2007

.TODAY THROUGH THU...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 
25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N 
OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...S 0F 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N 
OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 KT BEHIND THE FRONT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.

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FORECASTER MUNDELL