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FZNT24 KNHC 160908
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
330 AM CST FRI FEB 16 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-161530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST FRI FEB 16 2007

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE SRN 
BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MOVE SE OF AREA THIS MORNING. HIGH PRES 
WILL BUILD OVER THE NW GULF TODAY THEN DRIFT SE AND WEAKEN SAT. 
A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF SAT AFTERNOON AND EXTEND 
FROM N FLORIDA TO 24N95W SAT NIGHT...THEN MOVE SE OF THE AREA 
LATE SUN. HIGH PRES WILL AGAIN BUILD OVER THE AREA SUN THROUGH 
TUE WITH RETURN FLOW DEVELOPING OVER THE W GULF.

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GMZ080-161530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST FRI FEB 16 2007

.TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT 
BY EVENING. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.MON AND TUE...W OF 95W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E 
OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-161530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST FRI FEB 16 2007

.TODAY...S OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. N OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.
.TONIGHT...S OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY DIMINISHING 
TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 22N NE TO E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN 
N SWELL.
.SAT...MAINLY NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF 22N.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.MON...N OF 23N W OF 95W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N OF 22N W OF 95W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-161530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 AM CST FRI FEB 16 2007

.TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF 27N AND 6 TO 
8 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 24N.
.TONIGHT...S OF 25N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 10 
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 25N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
EARLY BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT N OF 24N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 24N.
.SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-161530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
330 AM CST FRI FEB 16 2007

.TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
S OF 25N.W OF 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT BEHIND FRONT.
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITH NW SWELL S OF 25N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N.
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER BERG