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FZNT24 KNHC 242045
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT TUE APR 24 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-250330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM 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 EARLY THU.
FRONT IS FORECAST TO BECOME DIFFUSE FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE 
SW TO S-CENTRAL TEXAS COAST BY LATE FRI. HIGH PRES BEGINS TO 
BUILD SE ACROSS MUCH OF THE GULF SAT AND SUN WITH LIGHT WINDS 
OVER MUCH OF THE GULF.

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GMZ080-250330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT TUE APR 24 2007

.TONIGHT AND WED...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
7 FT. E OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 LATE
TONIGHT INTO WED. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
ALONG THE COAST...BECOMING SCATTERED LATE TONIGHT INTO WED 
MORNING.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 
TO N 10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT THU. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 
TO 5 FT THU. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.  
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT 
FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-250330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT TUE APR 24 2007

.TONIGHT AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...LOCALLY 25 KT.  
SEAS 5 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.  
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ084-250330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT TUE APR 24 2007

.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 6 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...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 N PORTION. 
.FRI...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SE OF FRONT E TO 
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ086-250330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
430 PM CDT TUE APR 24 2007

.TONIGHT 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 WED NIGHT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N AND ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N.
.FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS 
S OF 26N.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S 
OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER COBB