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FZNT24 KNHC 011457
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 01 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-012130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 01 2007

.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT JUST OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS 
AFTERNOON WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. A 
RIDGE EXTENDING ALONG 29N WILL DRIFT SLOWLY S THROUGH TUESDAY.
A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE N GULF ON WEDNESDAY EXTENDING 
THROUGH THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE LOWER TEXAS COAST. 
THE FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE S CENTRAL FLORIDA PENINSULA TO NEAR 
25N90W ON THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA 
BEHIND THE FRONT.

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GMZ080-012130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 01 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF STATIONARY FRONT SE TO S 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE WINDS 15 KT N OF 
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT INCREASING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF FRONT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-012130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 01 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NW PART. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... 
HIGHEST N OF 22N.
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-012130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 01 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE 15 KT N 
OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. 
.THU...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ086-012130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 01 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST IN 
THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N OF 27N WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE 15 KT N 
OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT.
.THU...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S 
OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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FORECASTER CAB