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FZNT24 KNHC 241457 RRA
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL...RETRANSMITTED 
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 24 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-242130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 24 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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GMZ080-242130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 24 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 
INCREASING TO 25 KT W OF 93W TONIGHT AND WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART.
.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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GMZ082-242130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 24 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON 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.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 24N S 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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GMZ084-242130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 24 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 7 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 SLY 10 KT 
OR LESS FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 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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GMZ086-242130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 24 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 27N SLY WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
ISOLATED  TSTMS N OF 28N AND ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 28N.
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED 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 NELSON/COBB