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FZNT24 KNHC 010912
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
330 AM CST THU MAR 01 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-011530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST THU MAR 01 2007

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA TODAY MOVING E. A COLD 
FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TX COAST THIS AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL 
MOVE TO THE E CENTRAL GULF LATE FRI THEN STALL. A POLAR HIGH 
WILL BUILD OVER THE NW GULF SAT WITH INCREASING NE WINDS AND 
ROUGH SEAS. THE HIGH WILL MOVE RAPIDLY TO SE TX SUN. POSSIBLE 
GALE CONDITIONS DEVELOPING S OF 25N W OF 90W LATE SAT OR EARLY 
SUN OTHERWISE STRONG GUSTY N AND NE WINDS BEHIND FRONT. HIGH 
PRESSURE MOVES SLOWLY EWD MON WITH DECREASING WINDS AND SEAS.

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GMZ080-011530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST THU MAR 01 2007

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND 
FRONT AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING 
TO 2 TO 4 FT NW PART TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...NE WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING ELY 10 TO 15 KT IN 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT DECREASING TO 3 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-011530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST THU MAR 01 2007

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUN...

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N 
BEHIND FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 
7 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FEW 
SHOWERS.
.SUN...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT DECREASING TO 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-011530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST THU MAR 01 2007

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO SW 
TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS 
DEVELOPING LATE.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT. SE OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 
5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 25N AND 10 TO 
13 FT S OF 25N.
.MON...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING 10 TO 15 KT IN 
AFTERNOON. SEAS DECREASING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT 
SLOWLY DECREASING.

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GMZ086-011530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
330 AM CST THU MAR 01 2007

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SLY TONIGHT.  
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF COLD FRONT. NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND S OF FRONT.
.SUN...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. S OF 
FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.MON...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND 
SEAS SLOWLY DECREASING LATE. S OF 27N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
7 TO 10 FT.

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FORECASTER RRG