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FZNT24 KNHC 271446
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
930 AM CST TUE FEB 27 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-272130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST TUE FEB 27 2007

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE GULF THROUGH THU...
THEN SHIFT E OF AREA LATE THU INTO FRI IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT
COLD FRONT THAT EMERGES OF THE TEXAS COAST. THIS COLD FRONT 
IS EXPECTED TO REACH FROM NW FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE 
FRI...AND FROM SW FLORIDA TO E BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE SAT. STRONG 
HIGH PRES BEGINS TO BUILD INTO THE NW GULF SAT.

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GMZ080-272130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST TUE FEB 27 2007

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING 
TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE TONIGHT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT ENTIRE AREA..
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR 
FRONT.
.FRI AND SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT 
SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT FRI...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT SAT...HIGHEST
S PART.

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GMZ082-272130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST TUE FEB 27 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 
20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT THU. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT.
.FRI AND SAT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING 
TO 20 TO 30 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 SAT. SE OF 
FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ084-272130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST TUE FEB 27 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
S OF 25N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO 
NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ086-272130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
930 AM CST TUE FEB 27 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. S OF 26N S TO SW 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S 
OF 28N..
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS S OF 27N.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S 
OF 27N.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT THU NIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS ALONG AND S OF FRONT.

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FORECASTER NELSON/AGUIRRE