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FZNT24 KNHC 032127
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
330 PM CST WED JAN 03 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-040330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST WED JAN 03 2007

.SYNOPSIS...WARM FRONT FROM SW FL TO BAY OF CAMPECHE MOVE N AS 
LOW PRES MOVES TO SE TX COAST TONIGHT THEN NE OF AREA EARLY THU 
DRAGGING COLD FRONT FROM SE TEXAS TO 23N97W THU AFTERNOON AND 
FROM MOBILE AL TO 25N93W EARLY FRI. FRONT WILL BECOME DIFFUSE 
LATE FRI NIGHT. NEXT COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH TEXAS COAST LATE 
SAT AND EXTEND FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 
19N95W AND FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 19N94W MON.

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GMZ080-040330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST WED JAN 03 2007

.TONIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E 
OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.THU...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E 
OF FRONT S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.THU NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. W OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. WINDS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT 
S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-040330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST WED JAN 03 2007

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF RAIN 
WITH EMBEDDED SHOWERS W OF 94W.
.THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E
OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE TO WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E 
OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS 
ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ084-040330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 PM CST WED JAN 03 2007

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...W OF FRONT NLY WINDS 10 TO 15 K. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.
.MON...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 
FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ086-040330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
330 PM CST WED JAN 03 2007

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS N OF 27N.   
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N.
.SAT AND SUN...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS