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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
430 AM CDT MON APR 23 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-231530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT MON APR 23 2007

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL EXTEND W ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF 
THROUGH WED THEN SHIFT E LATE WED IN ADVANCE OF A WEAK COLD 
FRONT THAT MOVES OFF THE TX COAST WED NIGHT. FRONT EXTENDS 
FROM SE LA TO 22N88W LATE THU. THE FRONT WEAKENS FRI FROM NW FL 
TO YUCATAN PENINSULA.  

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GMZ080-231530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT MON APR 23 2007

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND 
FRONT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ082-231530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT MON APR 23 2007

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT 
N OF 21N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N.
.THU...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT E TO 
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. 
.FRI...NE TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-231530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT MON APR 23 2007

.TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...S WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SE OF FRONT S WINDS 
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ086-231530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
430 AM CDT MON APR 23 2007

.TODAY THROUGH WED...S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 
25 KT STRAITS OF FL TOADY. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT 
STRAITS OF FL. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

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FORECASTER NELSON