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FZNT24 KNHC 161527
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
930 AM CST TUE JAN 16 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-162130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST TUE JAN 16 2007

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 30N84W TO 18N93W WEAKEN WED JUST SE 
OF AREA WED EXCEPT REMNANT TROUGH OVER SW WATERS THROUGH SAT. 
SECOND COLD FRONT RACE E ACROSS NRN WATERS FRI AND SAT.

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GMZ080-162130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST TUE JAN 16 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT N 
OF 28N AND 14 FT S OF 28N. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT N OF 
28N LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDE TO 7 FT LATE WED NIGHT
N OF 28N AND TO 9 FT S OF 28N LATE WED NIGHT.   
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS INCREASE UP TO 30 KT LATE FRI BEHIND COLD FRONT. 
SEAS 8 FT BUILD TO 12 FT LATE FRI.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 9 FT.

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GMZ082-162130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST TUE JAN 16 2007

...GALE WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...W OF 94W N WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILD TO 16 FT WED AND WED NIGHT. E OF 94W E 
WINDS 15 KT BECOME NE 20 TO 25 KT WED AND WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 FT 
BUILD TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL LATE WED. ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.THU AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 94W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO 
15 KT THU NIGHT INCREASE TO 30 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS TO 14 FT 
SUBSIDE TO 7 FT FRI THEN BUILD TO 10 FT LATE FRI NIGHT. E OF 94W 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE THU THEN 
INCREASE TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT FRI THEN BUILD 
TO 9 FT LATE FRI NIGHT.
.SAT...W OF 94W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN SUBSIDING N 
SWELL.  W OF 94W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
 
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GMZ084-162130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 AM CST TUE JAN 16 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS BUILD TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 
15 KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS TO 12 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT LATE WED 
NIGHT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN NE SWELL 
SUBSIDE TO 6 FT LATE WED NIGHT. 
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT FRI 
NIGHT AND DIMINISH TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 7 FT 
FRI NIGHT AND SAT. 

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GMZ086-162130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
930 AM CST TUE JAN 16 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT BECOME N 
20 TO 25 KT NW OF FRONT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SEAS 5 
FT BUILD TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT BECOME NE 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT LATE 
TONIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT WED 
NIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT N OF 27N AND TO 6 FT S OF 27N.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT EARLY FRI. 
SEAS 5 FT N OF 26N AND TO 7 FT S OF 26N. 
.FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES