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FZNT24 KNHC 081509
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 08 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-082130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 08 2007

.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE MS DELTA THROUGH WEAK LOW 
PRES AT 26N91W WITH THE TROUGH CONTINUING S TO 20N95W. THE LOW 
PRES IS EXPECTED TO DRIFT W OVER SE TX ON MON WITH THE TROUGH 
MOVING N AND DISSIPATING OVER THE NORTHERN COASTAL PLAINS MON 
NIGHT. THE FLOW BECOMES SLY THROUGHOUT THE GULF THE REMAINDER OF 
THE PERIOD IN ADVANCE OF A SERIES OF COLD FRONTS THAT WILL STALL 
OVER THE TX COASTAL PLAINS.

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GMZ080-082130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 08 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 27N E OF 95W ELY WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
7 TO 11 FT. WIDESPREAD RAIN WITH EMBEDDED TSTMS. 
.MON...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 
27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH 
EMBEDDED SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS.
.WED AND THU...SLY 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS. 

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GMZ082-082130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 08 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...W OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN 
N SWELL. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS NW WATERS.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. E 
OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED AND THU...SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS.

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GMZ084-082130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 08 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 24N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
S OF 24N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N.
.TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF 
RAIN WITH EMBEDDED SHOWERS N PART.
.MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...SLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS N PART.
.WED AND THU...SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 29N WED. 

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GMZ086-082130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 08 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A FEW SHOWERS N 
OF 27N.
.MON...N OF 28N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 28N.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N PART.
.WED AND THU...SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N PART WED.

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FORECASTER NELSON