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FZNT24 KNHC 212051
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST MON JAN 21 2008

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-220330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST MON JAN 21 2008

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG RIDGE N OF THE AREA WILL MOVE E AND WEAKEN 
THROUGH TUE. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE 
NIGHT INTO WED MORNING AND BECOME DIFFUSE ALONG 27N WED NIGHT.
STRONGER HIGH PRES IS FORECAST TO BUILD SE ACROSS THE NORTHERN 
GULF WED NIGHT THEN INTO THE E GULF THU AS WEAK TROUGH OVER THE 
W GULF. A RIDGE WILL EXTEND ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST FRI.

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GMZ080-220330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST MON JAN 21 2008

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SE TO S 15 
KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO
10 KT TUE AFTERNOON AND TUE NIGHT SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 
KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...LIGHT VARIABLE WINDS INCREASING TO N WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT.
.FRI...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT DECREASING TO 6 TO 8 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. 

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GMZ082-220330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST MON JAN 21 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 10 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE 
NIGHT. E OF 93W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASE TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE 
AND 10 KT TUE NIGHT.  SEAS 6 TO 8 FT DECREASE TO 6 TO 7 FT TUE 
AND 4 TO 6 FT TUE NIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 20 TO 25 KT N 
PART LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ084-220330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 PM CST MON JAN 21 2008

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 
5 TO 10 KT N OF 25N AND NE 10 KT S OF 25N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE 
WED NIGHT.  SEAS 3 TO 4 FT INCREASE TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE WED NIGHT. 
S OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...N OF 27N N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 3 FT INCREASING TO 6 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS DECREASING TO 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-220330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
330 PM CST MON JAN 21 2008

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND TO 30 KT IN THE STRAITS 
OF FLORIDA. WINDS DECREASE TO 15 TO 20 KT ENTIRE AREA LATE. SEAS 
7 TO 10 FT AND TO 12 FT STRAITS OF FLORIA. 
.TUE...ELY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N WLY WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING 
N 20 KT N PART LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...N OF 28N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 28N NE 
WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT 
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 27N.
.SAT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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FORECASTER LL