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FZNT24 KNHC 102107
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
430 PM CDT TUE APR 10 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-110330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT TUE APR 10 2007

.SYNOPSIS...A WARM FRONT FROM W CENTRAL FL TO LA WILL NE TONIGHT 
AND INLAND NE OF AREA WED. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW 
WATERS AROUND SUNRISE WED THEN STALL FROM FL BIG BEND TO NW BAY 
OF CAMPECHE 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 SE OF THE GULF AROUND 
SUNSET SUN.

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GMZ080-110330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT TUE APR 10 2007

.TONIGHT...SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE EARLY TONIGHT.
.WED...NW OF FRONT NW TO N 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 AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 
TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT LATE.
.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. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-110330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT TUE APR 10 2007

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SE OF FRONT 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT. A FEW SHOWERS.  
.THU AND THU NIGHT...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.
.SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT W OF 95W AND 5 TO 8 
E OF 95W. 

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GMZ084-110330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT TUE APR 10 2007

.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 AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 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 AND SUN...S TO SW WINDS 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25
KT SAT NIGHT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT 
SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ086-110330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
430 PM CDT TUE APR 10 2007

.TONIGHT...N OF 29N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
29N SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 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 AND THU...NW OF FRONT N TO 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 NIGHT AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...SLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT 
BEHIND FRONT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT NW OF 
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

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FORECASTER NELSON