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FZNT24 KNHC 170851
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
430 AM CDT SAT MAR 17 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-171530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT SAT MAR 17 2007

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG NLY WINDS WILL FOLLOW A COLD FRONT PUSHING 
THROUGH THE SRN GULF WATERS THIS MORNING. THE WINDS WILL 
DIMINISH OVER THE WRN AND CENTRAL GULF TODAY...AND GRADUALLY 
DIMINISH ACROSS THE ERN GULF THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL SHIFT 
TO THE SE THROUGH SUN AS HIGH PRES MOVES INTO THE WRN ATLC. THE 
E TO SE RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE FIRST OVER THE WRN GULF LATE 
SUN...THEN ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY MIDWEEK AS THE HIGH BUILDS 
OVER THE WRN ATLC AND AHEAD OF LOW PRES DIGGING INTO W TEXAS.

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GMZ080-171530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT SAT MAR 17 2007

.TODAY...E OF 94W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 
KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
BECOMING SE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT.

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GMZ082-171530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SAT MAR 17 2007

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE AND WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT.

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GMZ084-171530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT SAT MAR 17 2007

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 
TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N 
AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 26N.
.SUN...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 
FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT.
 
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GMZ086-171530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
430 AM CDT SAT MAR 17 2007

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 27N AND 
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N.
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 25N SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 
FT. S OF 25N SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN THE STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA.
.MON AND TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 9 
FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N
.WED...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
26N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 
27N.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN