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FZNT24 KNHC 161516
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
930 AM CST FRI FEB 16 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-162130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST FRI FEB 16 2007

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL BUILD INTO THE NW GULF THIS 
AFTERNOON...THEN DRIFT SE AND WEAKEN TONIGHT INTO SAT. A COLD 
FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF SAT AFTERNOON AND EXTEND FROM N 
FLORIDA TO 24N98W SAT NIGHT...THEN PASS SE OF THE AREA LATE SUN. 
HIGH PRES WILL AGAIN BUILD INTO THE NW GULF LATE SUN...THEN MOVE 
NE OF THE AREA MON INTO TUE WITH SE RETURN FLOW DEVELOPING 
ACROSS THE WATERS.

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GMZ080-162130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST FRI FEB 16 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 
KT...EXCEPT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT OVER NW PORTION LATE. 
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST SE.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 
FT.
.SAT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 
KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N 
OF 27N.
.SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 
FT.
.SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE...HIGHEST SE.
.MON...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST W. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT W OF 94W.
.TUE...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 
94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-162130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST FRI FEB 16 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EARLY 
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. N OF 22N N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 
FT IN N SWELL.
.TONIGHT...S OF 22N N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 
7 FT IN N SWELL.
.SAT...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 
TO 6 FT...HIGHEST S.
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT.
.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...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT 
OVER NW PART. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST NW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... 
EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT N OF 22N.

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GMZ084-162130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 AM CST FRI FEB 16 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 15 
TO 20 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT N OF 26N. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 24N.
.TONIGHT...S OF 25N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 25N N 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST S.
.SAT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
SUBSIDING TO 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 8 FT S OF 24N.
.SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 26N LATE.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 
TO 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BECOMING 4 
TO 6 FT THROUGHOUT.

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GMZ086-162130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
930 AM CST FRI FEB 16 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 25N.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN 
NW SWELL.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT BECOMING W TO SW 15 
TO 20 KT N OF 28N LATE. 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 25 
KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...EXCEPT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 
27N LATE.
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N.
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER PRV