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FZNT24 KNHC 280831
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
330 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-281530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007

.SYNOPSIS...ELY WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE S TONIGHT AND INCREASE 
IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TX COAST THU 
REACHING PSN FROM 30N83W 18N94W SUNRISE FRI...PSN 27N82W 18N92W 
SUNRISE SAT...AND SE OF THE GULF SUNRISE SUN. HIGH PRES BUILDS 
IN WAKE OF FRONT.

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GMZ080-281530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
COASTAL SHOWERS.  
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N AND NE 
15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT 
NW WATERS THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.FRI AND SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SUN...N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT SUN AFTERNOON AND 
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FAR W PART SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7  
FT E OF 93W AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 93W.

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GMZ082-281530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007

.TODAY...SE WINDS INCREASING 10 TO 15 INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT NW PART 
LATE.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING 
TO N TO NE BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND SAT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING 
TO 20 TO 25 KT SAT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT FRI AND 6 TO 9 FT SAT. SE OF 
FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.

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GMZ084-281530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007

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

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GMZ086-281530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
330 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...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 TO N 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.
.SUN...N OF 26N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT SUN AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON