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FZNT24 KNHC 101505
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 10 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-102130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 10 2007

.SYNOPSIS...WARM FRONT FROM SW FL TO SW LA WILL NE TONIGHT AND 
BE NE OF AREA WED. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW WATERS 
AROUND SUNRISE WED THEN STALL FROM FL BIG BEND TO SE TX BY 
SUNRISE THU AND RAPIDLY DISSIPATE. SLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THU 
AND FRI IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW WATERS 
LATE FRI NIGHT AND MOVING TO THE SE WATERS AROUND SUNRISE SUN.

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GMZ080-102130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 10 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PORTION THIS AFTERNOON.
.WED...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SW OF FRONT 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 
TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT FRI 
BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR 
FRONT. 

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GMZ082-102130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 10 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 30 
KT BEHIND FRONT LATE SAT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT SAT 
NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ084-102130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 10 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 
8 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS 
OF RAIN AND EMBEDDED TSTMS N OF 28N.
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS NE PART EARLY. 
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SE OF FRONT S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N OF 25N NE WINS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 
4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS N PART.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT SAT 
NIGHT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ086-102130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 10 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
WIDESPREAD RAIN AND EMBEDDED TSTMS N OF 28N.
.TONIGHT...N OF 29N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
29N SLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS 
EXTREME N PART. 
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A FEW SHOWERS 
NE WATERS.
.WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SE OF 
FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A FEW SHOWERS N 
PART.  
.THU AND FRI...SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...SLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND 
FRONT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT NW OF FRONT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

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FORECASTER NELSON