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FZNT24 KNHC 171501
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 17 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-172130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 17 2007

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST EARLY WED AND 
MOVE RAPIDLY E TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND YUCATAN CHANNEL BY LATE 
THU. HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA THU THROUGH SAT

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GMZ080-172130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 17 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...SLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING WLY 
WED AND NLY 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-172130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 17 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 20 KT BECOME 
VARIABLE 10 KT W OF 94W LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...ELY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-172130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 17 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
SW 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT 
YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 25N W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME W 15 KT 
WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...NLY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-172130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 17 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON...NLY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER LL