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FZNT24 KNHC 162054
OFFNT4

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

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-170330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST TUE JAN 16 2007

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 30N83W TO 18N93W WEAKEN WED JUST SE 
OF AREA EXCEPT REMNANT TROUGH OVER SW GULF WATERS THROUGH SAT. 
SECOND COLD FRONT RACE E ACROSS NRN WATERS FRI AND SAT. THIRD 
COLD FRONT ENTER NW GULF SUN. 

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GMZ080-170330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST TUE JAN 16 2007

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 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 AND THU NIGHT...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.
.SUN...SE TO S WIND 15 TO 20 KT BECOME NW 20 KT W OF FRONT.
SEAS 7 FT.  

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GMZ082-170330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST TUE JAN 16 2007

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...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 THROUGH 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.
.SUN...S WIND 10 TO 15 KT BECOME N 15 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 FT. 

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GMZ084-170330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 PM CST TUE JAN 16 2007

.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 AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 
5 FT.
.FRI THROUGH 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.
.SUN...N OF 28N S WIND 20 KT BECOME N 15 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 
FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

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GMZ086-170330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
330 PM CST TUE JAN 16 2007

.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 AND THU NIGHT...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. 
.SUN...SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES