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FZNT24 KNHC 180834
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
330 AM CST SUN FEB 18 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-181530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST SUN FEB 18 2007

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA SW TO VERACRUZ 
MEXICO WILL QUICKLY MOVE SE OF THE GULF THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS 
WILL BE TO GALE FORCE OVER A PORTION OF THE MIDDLE AND E GULF 
BEHIND THE FRONT THIS MORNING. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE 
NORTHERN GULF TODAY THEN SHIFT E TO N FLORIDA ON MON AND E OF 
THE AREA MON NIGHT. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN ACROSS THE NORTHERN 
GULF TUE THROUGH THU WITH A DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM OVER THE 
SOUTHERN PLAINS.

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GMZ080-181530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST SUN FEB 18 2007

.TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 94W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 
FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS W OF 94W.
.TUE...W OF 94W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W S 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED AND THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$
GMZ082-181530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST SUN FEB 18 2007

.TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.
.TONIGHT...S OF 21N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 
21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 94W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

$$
GMZ084-181530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 AM CST SUN FEB 18 2007

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 
KT S OF 25N AND 15 TO 20 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW 
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 13 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 26N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT 
IN SUBSIDING N SWELL S OF 25N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-181530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
330 AM CST SUN FEB 18 2007

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY BECOMING NE 15 KT. SEAS 7 
TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SUBSIDING NW SWELL 
S OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N.
.MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER BERG