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FZNT24 KNHC 112108
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
330 PM CST THU JAN 11 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-120330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST THU JAN 11 2007

.SYNOPSIS...POLAR HIGH CENTERED OVER E CONUS MOVE E AND WEAKENS 
THROUGH TUE. COLD FRONT MOVE OVER NW GULF LATE SUN NIGHT AND 
REACH FROM 28N83W 20N90W TUE. STRONG GUSTY N WIND FOLLOW FRONT.

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GMZ080-120330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST THU JAN 11 2007

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT N LATE SUN 
NIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WINDS 15 KT BECOME N 30 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 
FT BUILD TO 11 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.

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GMZ082-120330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST THU JAN 11 2007

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 10 KT BECOME N 25 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT OVER NW 
SECTION LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.   
.TUE...W OF FRONT N WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 15 FT. 
E OF FRONT NE TO E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

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GMZ084-120330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 PM CST THU JAN 11 2007

.TONIGHT...S OF 28N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
N OF 28N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 28N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
N OF 28N SE WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOME N 20 TO 25 KT AND 
GUSTY LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 8 FT N OF COLD FRONT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.

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GMZ086-120330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
330 PM CST THU JAN 11 2007

.TONIGHT AND FRI...S OF 28N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
N OF 28N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT...EXCEPT E WINDS 
25 KT AND SEAS 10 FT ALONG STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 28N E WIND 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 27N 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SUN...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
S OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. WINDS SHIFT N 
BEHIND COLD FRONT LATE EVENING. SEAS BUILD TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES