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FZNT24 KNHC 240236
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 PM CDT MON APR 23 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-240930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM 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 IS EXPECTED TO PUSH OFF THE TEXAS COAST WED NIGHT.
FRONT IS FORECAST TO BECOME DIFFUSE FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE 
SW TO VICINITY OF NE MEXICO AND S TEXAS FRI. HIGH PRES BEGINS TO 
BUILD SE ACROSS MUCH OF THE GULF SAT.

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GMZ080-240930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT MON APR 23 2007

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING
SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT W OF 93W TUE THROUGH WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TUE AFTERNOON INTO WED. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS W PART TUE BECOMING SCATTERED TUE NIGHT AND WED.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 
10 KT W OF FRONT THU. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 5 FT THU. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.  
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ082-240930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT MON APR 23 2007

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT 
N OF 21N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N...HIGHEST E PART.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 24N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S 
OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL.  
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-240930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT MON APR 23 2007

.TONIGHT...S OF 26N MOSTLY E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE 15 TO 20 KT W OF 87W. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI AND SAT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 
MOSTLY S TO SW 10 KT OR LESS IN THE AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT. SEAS 
1 TO2 FT. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 
15 KT SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ086-240930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
1030 PM CDT MON APR 23 2007

.TONIGHT...S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 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.
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 7 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
IN SE SWELL. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS MOSTLY S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N OF 28N. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS S OF 28N.
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS N OF 27N AND ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 
10 KT SAT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT SAT. S OF 26N 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF
26N.

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FORECASTER COBB/AGUIRRE