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FZNT24 KNHC 142116
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
430 PM CDT WED MAR 14 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-150330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT WED MAR 14 2007

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH THU. COLD FRONT 
WILL MOVE OFF TX COAST EARLY FRI MORNING. FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM FL 
PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE FRI THEN MOVE SE OF THE AREA LATE 
SAT. MODERATE WINDS AND SEAS BEHIND FRONT FRI AND SAT WILL SLOWLY 
DECREASE SUN AND MON AS HIGH PRESSURE IN SE U.S MOVES OFF NC COAST.

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GMZ080-150330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT WED MAR 14 2007

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS 
N OF 28N.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N OF 28N. 
.FRI...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. S OF FRONT S WINDS LESS THAN 
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT ENTIRE AREA.
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-150330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT WED MAR 14 2007

.TONIGHT AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 
FRONT VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-150330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT WED MAR 14 2007

.TONIGHT AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N 
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N OF 27N.
.FRI...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 
FT. S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.  
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 27N AND 3 TO 5 FT N 
OF 27N.
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
 
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GMZ086-150330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
430 PM CDT WED MAR 14 2007
 
.TONIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 9 
FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 25N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N WINDS SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 
FT. S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 25N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N.
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

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-FORECASTER MUNDELL