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FZNT24 KNHC 190245
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 PM CDT WED APR 18 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-190930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT WED APR 18 2007

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM TAMPA FLORIDA TO NE MEXICO COAST 
WILL RAPIDLY MOVE SE TO A PSN FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO YUCATAN
CHANNEL LATE TONIGHT...AND MOVE SE OF THE AREA THU MORNING. WEAK
RIDGE WILL BUILD S ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF THROUGH FRI...THEN 
STRENGTHEN ACROSS ENTIRE GULF SAT AND SUN AND BECOME ORIENTED
E TO W JUST N OF THE AREA MON.

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GMZ080-190930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT WED APR 18 2007

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT
W OF 95W. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT SUN INTO MON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 4 TO 5 FT MON.

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GMZ082-190930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT WED APR 18 2007

.TONIGHT AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-190930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT WED APR 18 2007

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
25N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 25N
AND 1 TO 2 FT S OF 25N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-190930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
1030 PM CDT WED APR 18 2007

.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N 
AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N AND 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N.
.SUN AND MON...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 
25N...HIGHEST NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER LL/AGUIRRE