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FZNT24 KNHC 121506
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 AM CDT THU APR 12 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-122130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT THU APR 12 2007

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 26N95W TO STALL 
FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NW BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE THIS AFTERNOON 
AND RAPIDLY DISSIPATE.  SE WIND INCREASE THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT 
IN ADVANCE OF SECOND COLD FRONT ENTERING NW GULF LATE EARLY FRI 
MOVING SE OF GULF LATE SUN AND E OF AREA MON.

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GMZ080-122130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT THU APR 12 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. E OF FRONT
S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
E OF 95W SE 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

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GMZ082-122130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT THU APR 12 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 FT.  S OF 22N LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND. SEAS 1 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT SAT. 
SEAS 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

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GMZ084-122130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT THU APR 12 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...S TO SW WINDS 20 KT BECOME N 20 TO 25 KT LATE 
SAT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 FT BUILD TO 10 FT SUN. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...NE TO E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

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GMZ086-122130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
1030 AM CDT THU APR 12 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.  
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN... W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. E OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES