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FZNT24 KNHC 160242
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-160930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2007

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG GUSTY NW WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE LATE 
TONIGHT AND MON AS RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE N GULF COAST MON AND 
TUE. NEXT COLD FRONT MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST EARLY WED AND MOVE 
RAPIDLY E TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND YUCATAN CHANEL LATE WED. 
HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE AREA THU AND FRI.

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GMZ080-160930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2007

.TONIGHT...W OF 95W VARIABLE SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 
FT...SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT THEN 
NW WINDS 10 KT LATE WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-160930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2007

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO ELY 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT DECREASING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT 
DECREASING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WIND 15 KT BECOME VARIABLE 10 KT 
TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...ELY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-160930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2007

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING N AND 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT DECREASING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 
10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT DECREASING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SW 15 TO 20 KT N 
OF 27N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...N OF 25N W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N W 
TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-160930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
1030 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2007

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS BECOMING N 
AND DECREASING 20 TO 25 KT BY MORNING. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NLY WINDS 20 KT...DECREASING 15 KT MON 
NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...NLY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WINDS 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AND 
OCCASIONALLY 20 KT N OF 26N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT DECREASING TO NE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER LL/COBB