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FZNT24 KNHC 120849
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
430 AM CDT THU APR 12 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-121530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT THU APR 12 2007

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO S TEXAS WILL 
STALL FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NW BAY OF CAMPECHE LATER TODAY 
AND RAPIDLY DISSIPATE. S WIND INCREASE THU AND FRI IN ADVANCE OF 
SECOND COLD FRONT ENTERING NW GULF LATE FRI NIGHT AND MOVING SE 
OF GULF LATE SUN AND E OF THE AREA MON.

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GMZ080-121530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT THU APR 12 2007

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7
TO 9 FT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.MON...W OF 95W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 95W SE 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-121530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT THU APR 12 2007

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME N BEHIND 
FRONT LATE SAT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-121530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT THU APR 12 2007

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S 
OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...S TO SW WINDS 20 KT BECOME N 20 TO 25 KT SAT 
NIGHT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILD 8 TO 10 FT SUN. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...NE TO E WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 

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GMZ086-121530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
430 AM CDT THU APR 12 2007

.TODAY...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SE OF FRONT 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FEW SHOWERS.  
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN... W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 
27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS