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FZNT24 KNHC 170853
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
330 AM CST WED JAN 17 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-171530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST WED JAN 17 2007

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM TAMPA BAY TO 25N95W TO 18N94W WILL 
WEAKEN WED JUST SE OF AREA EXCEPT REMNANT TROUGH OVER SW GULF 
WATERS THROUGH FRO. SECOND COLD FRONT RACE E ACROSS NRN WATERS 
FRI AND SAT. THIRD COLD FRONT ENTER NW GULF SUN. 

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GMZ080-171530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST WED JAN 17 2007

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT N OF 
28N LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDE TO 7 FT LATE TONIGHT N 
OF 28N AND 7 TO 9 FT S OF 28N LATE TONIGHT.
.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 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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GMZ082-171530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST WED JAN 17 2007

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W OF 94W N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. E OF 
94W NE WINDS NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT. ISOLATED 
TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT 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 6 TO 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 7 TO 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 3 TO 
5 FT. 

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GMZ084-171530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 AM CST WED JAN 17 2007

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 7 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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GMZ086-171530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
330 AM CST WED JAN 17 2007

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
S 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT 
EARLY FRI. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT N OF 26N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N. 
.FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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FORECASTER DGS