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FZNT24 KNHC 171519
OFFNT4

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

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-172130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST WED JAN 17 2007

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 27N82W TO 24N90W TO 18N94W WEAKEN TO 
REMNANT TROUGH OVER SW GULF WATERS THROUGH THU. WEAK COLD FRONT 
RACE E ACROSS SE COASTAL STATES FRI AND SAT. THIRD COLD FRONT 
ENTER NW GULF LATE SAT NIFGHT AND REACH 30N86W TO 19N95W LATE 
SUN NIGHT. 

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GMZ080-172130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST WED JAN 17 2007

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

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GMZ082-172130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST WED JAN 17 2007

...GALE WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 94W N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 16 FT. 
E OF 94W NE WINDS NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 94W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE THU AND FRI. SEAS TO 12 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 
FT FRI. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT 
LATE THU. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT FRI.
.SAT...W OF 94W N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS TO 6 FT IN SUBSIDING N 
SWELL.  E OF 94W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME N 15 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 FT. 

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GMZ084-172130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 AM CST WED JAN 17 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH 
TO 15 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS TO 10 FT SUBSIDE TO 7 FT TONIGHT.
S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN NE SWELL 
SUBSIDE TO 4 FT LATE WED NIGHT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 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 5 FT BUILD TO 
8 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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GMZ086-172130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
930 AM CST WED JAN 17 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 
FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT N OF 
26N AND 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 5 FT. 

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES