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FZNT24 KNHC 231507
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
930 AM CST FRI FEB 23 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-232130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST FRI FEB 23 2007

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDING S INTO THE CENTRAL GULF
WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA SAT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO E TEXAS
SAT AFTERNOON. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE W GULF SAT 
EVENING PRECEDED BY INCREASING SLY WINDS IN THE WRN GULF 
BEGINNING TONIGHT INTO SAT. FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA 
TO NEAR BROWNSVILLE TEXAS LATE SAT EVENING...AND FROM THE W 
FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN. FRONT BECOMES 
STATIONARY FROM N FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE MON...AND FROM 
CENTRAL FLORIDA TO E BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE. HIGH PRES BEGINS TO SE 
INTO THE N GULF LATE TUE.

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GMZ080-232130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST FRI FEB 23 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W OF FRONT W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING
NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT EARLY SUN...THEN N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-232130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST FRI FEB 23 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 22N E OF 96W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E 
OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ084-232130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST FRI FEB 23 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 87W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. W OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 
4 TO 5 FT TONIGHT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 
10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ086-232130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
930 AM CST FRI FEB 23 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 10 KT BEHIND 
FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT
.MON...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. S OF FRONT SE TO S 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT ENTIRE AREA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N OF FRONT NW TO  N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF FRONT S 
TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.

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FORECASTER MUNDELL/AGUIRRE