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FZNT24 KNHC 072112
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
430 PM CDT SAT APR 07 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-080330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT SAT APR 07 2007

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP OVER THE W CENTRAL 
GULF TONIGHT INTO SUN WITH A TROUGH EXTENDING S ACROSS THE SW 
WATERS AND ANOTHER TROUGH EXTENDING E FROM THE LOW TO THE FL BIG 
BEND. THE LOW WILL DISSIPATE LATE MON AND HIGH PRES WILL BUILD 
SW ACROSS ALL WATERS TUE...THEN WEAKEN WED AS A COLD FRONT MOVES 
SE OFF THE TX COAST AND CONTINUES E STALLING OVER THE SE WATERS 
THU NIGHT.

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GMZ080-080330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT SAT APR 07 2007

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 26N E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 
FT. WIDESPREAD RAIN WITH EMBEDDED TSTMS. 
.MON...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 
26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH 
EMBEDDED SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE 20 TO 25 
KT BEHIND COLD FRONT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 
8 FT WED NIGHT AND THU. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH FRONT.

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GMZ082-080330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SAT APR 07 2007

.TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 
95W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A FEW SHOWERS NW 
PART.
.SUN...W OF 96W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 96W 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...N OF 23N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND THU...SLY WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E 15 KT BEHIND 
A COLD FRONT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS WITH FRONT.

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GMZ084-080330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT SAT APR 07 2007

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE 
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 
7 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF 
RAIN N OF 28N.
.MON NIGHT...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF 
RAIN N OF 28N.
.TUE AND WED...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 
TO 25 KT W OF A COLD FRONT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH FRONT.
.THU...N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N 
SLY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG 
25N.

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GMZ086-080330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
430 PM CDT SAT APR 07 2007

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N AND 5
TO 7 FT IN N SWELL S OF 27N. 
.SUN...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N 
PART. 
.SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. S OF 28N SLY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
N OF 27N.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SW 15 TO 20 KT TUE 
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 
KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A FEW SHOWERS WITH FRONT.

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FORECASTER NELSON