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FZNT24 KNHC 031452
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
930 AM CST SAT FEB 03 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-032130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST SAT FEB 03 2007

.SYNOPSIS...
COLD FRONT FROM FLORIDA KEYS TO A 1014 MB LOW IN THE BAY OF 
CAMPECHE NEAR 20N93W. THE LOW WILL DISSIPATE TODAY AS THE FRONT 
DRIFTS S EXTENDING FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN 
PENINSULA THIS EVENING AND BECOME STATIONARY JUST SE OF THE AREA 
TONIGHT. HIGH PRES OVER S TEXAS WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE NRN GULF 
THROUGH SUN AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL CLIP THE NE GULF MON 
NIGHT/EARLY TUE. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BEHIND THE FRONT ON WED.

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GMZ080-032130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST SAT FEB 03 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 
TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.

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GMZ082-032130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST SAT FEB 03 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. AREAS 
OF RAIN N OF 23N W OF 95W.
.TONIGHT...N OF 23N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 
23N NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W OF 96W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 
FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 96W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN NE SWELL.
.TUE...W OF 96W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E 
SWELL. E OF 96W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.WED...N OF 23N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE 
SWELL. S OF 23N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.

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GMZ084-032130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 AM CST SAT FEB 03 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT. N OF FRONT TO 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S 
OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S OF 26N NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 
26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. FROM 26N TO 28N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 
28N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 
28N...AND 7 TO 9 FT FROM 26N TO 28N. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 25 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 
3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL FROM 24N TO 
27N...9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 27N.

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GMZ086-032130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
930 AM CST SAT FEB 03 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OF LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS E TO 11 FT 
FLORIDA STRAITS AND 7 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S 
OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT TO 14 FT IN 
THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.WED...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N 
NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT TO 12 FT IN THE 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN/DGS