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FZNT24 KNHC 170305
OFFNT4

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

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-170930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 PM CST TUE JAN 16 2007

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM NORTH FLORIDA TO 25N92W TO 18N93W 
WILL 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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GMZ080-170930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 PM CST TUE JAN 16 2007

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF 28N AND 10 
TO 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 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDE TO 7 FT LATE WED 
NIGHT N OF 28N AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 28N LATE WED NIGHT.   
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS INCREASE UP TO 30 KT LATE FRI BEHIND COLD FRONT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME NW 20 KT W OF FRONT. 
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  

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GMZ082-170930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST TUE JAN 16 2007

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...W OF 94W N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
16 FT. E OF 94W E WINDS 15 KT BECOME NE 20 TO 25 KT WED AND WED 
NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILD TO 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL LATE WED. 
ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT 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 10 
TO 14 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 TO 7 FT FRI THEN BUILD TO 8 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 7 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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME N 15 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 FT. 

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GMZ084-170930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 PM CST TUE JAN 16 2007

.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E OF 
FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 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 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE 
WED NIGHT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN 
NE SWELL SUBSIDE TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE WED NIGHT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 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 WINDS 20 KT BECOME N 15 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 
FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

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GMZ086-170930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
930 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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

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FORECASTER LL