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FZNT24 KNHC 021453
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
930 AM CST TUE JAN 02 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-022130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST TUE JAN 02 2007

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO E BAY OF 
CAMPECHE WILL BEGIN TO MOVE N AS A WARM FRONT WED. LOW PRES WILL 
DEVELOP OVER THE W CENTRAL GULF WED NIGHT AND MOVE RAPIDLY NE TO 
SW LA THU. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE E FROM THE FL PANHANDLE 
TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT THEN STALL AND DRIFT N SAT NIGHT.

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GMZ080-022130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST TUE JAN 02 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 
BEHIND NEW COLD FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS.
.THU...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E 
OF FRONT S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-022130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST TUE JAN 02 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 23N E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 23N.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF 
RAIN WITH EMBEDDED SHOWERS.  
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR WARM FRONT.
.THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS 
ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE 
OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

$$
GMZ084-022130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 AM CST TUE JAN 02 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. WIDESPREAD RAIN. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR WARM FRONT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR WARM FRONT.
.FRI...W OF FRONT W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT FRI 
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-022130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
930 AM CST TUE JAN 02 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS 
OF RAIN WITH A FEW EMBEDDED SHOWERS S OF 25N.
.TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N AND 5 
TO 7 FT S OF 25N.
.THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO S TO SW 
10 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON/DGS