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FZNT24 KNHC 170325
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST WED JAN 16 2008

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-170930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 PM CST WED JAN 16 2008

.SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES NEAR 29N89W 1005 MB MOVE NE ACROSS NRN 
WATERS TONIGHT AND INLAND OVER FLORIDA PANHANDLE EARLY THU.  
COLD FRONT FROM LOW PRES ACROSS W GULF WATERS TONIGHT AND THU 
STALLING ACROSS CENTRAL WATERS THU NIGHT AND FRI.  SECONDARY 
COLD FRONT SURGE SPREAD S ACROSS GULF WATERS FRI NIGHT AND SAT 
MOVING S OF AREA SUN.  NLY WINDS BEHIND FRONT EXPECTED TO REACH 
GALE FORCE SAT OVER SRN WATERS THEN DIMINISH AND BECOME ELY MON. 
 
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GMZ080-170930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 PM CST WED JAN 16 2008

.TONIGHT...E OF 93W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W OF 93W NE 
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT BECOME N 25 TO 30 KT LATE 
FRI AND SAT THEN DIMINISH TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 
14 FT SAT THEN SUBSIDE TO 9 FT SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN E SWELL.

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GMZ082-170930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST WED JAN 16 2008

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT...

.TONIGHT...W OF COLD FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME N TO NE 
15 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN N 
SWELL SUBSIDE TO 3 FT LATE.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W OF FRONTAL TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 15 KT 
INCREASE TO 30 KT FRI NIGHT AND TO 40 KT SAT THEN DIMINISH BELOW 
GALE LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 15 FT FRI NIGHT THEN 
SUBSIDE TO 10 FT LATE SAT NIGHT. S OF FRONTAL TROUGH NE TO E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT S LATE FRI AHEAD OF NEW FRONT. SEAS 6 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. 
.SUN...N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN N 
SWELL. S OF 23N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT...SUBSIDE 
TO 6 FT LATE. 
.MON...N OF 23N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
S OF 23N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. 

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GMZ084-170930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 PM CST WED JAN 16 2008

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 25N SAT...

.TONIGHT...N OF 29N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOME NW 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW OF 25N N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 30 
KT SAT BEHIND NEW FRONT. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 12 FT LATE SAT. S OF 
25N S WINDS 10 KT BECOME N 25 TO 35 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 4 FT BUILD 
TO 13 FT LATE SAT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

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GMZ086-170930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
930 PM CST WED JAN 16 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOME SW 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 11 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 
15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 KT SHIFT N LATE. 
SEAS 7 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT 
LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N.
.FRI THROUGH MON...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT  
FRI NIGHT AND TO 30 KT LATE SAT SHIFTING E SUN NIGHT AND MON. 
SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 9 FT SAT AND SUN. S OF 27N S WINDS 10 KT 
BECOME N 25 TO 30 KT LATE SAT THROUGH SUN DIMINISHING TO 20 KT 
MON. SEAS 7 FT BUILD TO 10 FT SAT AND TO 13 FT SUN SUBSIDING TO 
8 MON.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES